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It is far more important that one's life should be perceived than that it should be transformed; for no sooner has it been perceived, than it transforms itself of its own accord.

It is far more important that one's life should be perceived than that it should be transformed; for no sooner has it been perceived, than it transforms itself of its own accord.

Maurice Maeterlinck
Important, Should, Accord

Shake me off, then, sir--push me away; for I'll not leave you of my own accord.

Charlotte Bronte
Pushing Me Away, Accord, Shakes
Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, Anne Bronte (2009). “The Bronte Sisters: Three Novels: Jane Eyre; Wuthering Heights; and Agnes Grey (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)”, p.360, Penguin

Some of the best things that have happened in my stories have happened seemingly of their own accord. The writer becomes a listener, just writing things down as they come.

Will Hobbs
Writing, Stories, Accord
Source: scholar.lib.vt.edu

I see this evident, that we willingly accord to piety only the services that flatter our passions.

Michel de Montaigne
Passion, Flattery, Accord
Michel de Montaigne (1958). “Complete Essays”, p.323, Stanford University Press

Public notice does not necessarily accord with internal fulfilment.

Michael Tippett
Doe, Accord, Internals

External fears cease of their own accord when once we have conquered these traitors within the camp.

Mahatma Gandhi
Fear, Traitor, Accord
Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Gandhi, Ronald Duncan (2005). “Gandhi: Selected Writings”, p.49, Courier Corporation

If I'm going to lose, I'd rather lose on my own accord.

Donnis
Accord, Ifs, Loses
"Donnis Talks 'Fashionably Late,' Atlantic Debut & Texting With T.I". Interview with Jordan Martins, www.complex.com. June 24, 2010.

"Who's Heinz and what's an accordion?"

D. J. MacHale
Accordions
"Pendragon: The Never War". Book by D. J. MacHale, May 1, 2003.

I always felt better co-writing something - always co-writing. Because if I was the lead of it and it failed, then it failed on my own accord. I would say, "Well, I liked it or I screwed up. I take the hit on this one."

Bill Hader
Writing, Accord, Wells
Source: deadline.com

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