1. 'The mass of men tend to lead lives of quiet desperation.

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"Walden", Thoreau

2. 'Footprints on the sands of time'

"A Psalm of life", Longfellow

3. 'My father was a white man.'

"Narrative of Fredrick Douglas", Douglass

4. 'Being an Okie used to mean you were from Oklahoma, but now it just means you're scum.'
"The Grapes Of Wrath", Steinbeck

5. 'The sun was pasted in the sky like a wafer.'

"Red Badge of Courage", Crane

6. 'Shoot if you must this old gray head, but spare your country's flag!'
"Barbara Frietchie", Whittier

7. 'A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.'

"Self Reliance", Emerson

8. 'I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness.'

"Howl", Ginsberg

9. 'Big Brother Is Watching You.'

"1984", Orwell

10. 'Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink.'

"Rime of the Ancient Mariner", Coleridge