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A wise man never refuses anything to necessity.

"Moral Sayings". 540. As translated by Darius Lyman,

In life we sit at the table and refuse to eat, and in death we are eternally hungry.

Nicole Krauss (2011). “Great House: A Novel”, p.178, W. W. Norton & Company

I refuse to pronounce the names of possession and nonpossession.

Monique Wittig (2007). “Les Guerilleres”, p.88, University of Illinois Press

You refuse to own yourself, you permit others to do it for you

Margaret Atwood (1987). “Selected Poems, 1965-1975”, p.156, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

The golden rule to apply in all such cases is resolutely to refuse to have what millions cannot.

Mahatma Gandhi (2012). “The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas”, p.202, Vintage

To refuse to respond is in itself a response.

Madeleine L'Engle (2016). “A Circle of Quiet”, p.61, Open Road Media

This was too much. "I refuse. I absolutely REFUSE to be an onion.

Louise Fitzhugh (2009). “Harriet the Spy”, p.137, Yearling

I refuse to discuss tabloid rumors.

"Golden girl LeAnn Rimes tarnished by relationship drama" by Lisa Respers France, www.cnn.com. September 8, 2009.

I refuse not to have a sense of humour.

"Ken Livingstone: 'It's an autobiography, not porn'". Interview with Decca Aitkenhead, www.theguardian.com. October 21, 2011.