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“The song is called “The Itsy Bitsy Spider,” and it is one of the saddest songs ever composed. It tells the story of a small spider who is trying to climb up a water spout, but every time its climb is half over, there is a great burst of water, either due to rain or somebody turning the spout on, and at the end of the song, the spider has decided to try one more time, and will likely be washed away once again.”
― Lemony Snicket, The Slippery Slope

“That empty sick feeling came over me again. In a big school it was easy to fade into the background, but I didn’t know if that would be possible here. I tried not to think about it anymore.”
― Dana Michelle Burnett, Spiritus

“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”
― George Orwell, Animal Farm

“قرآن نه کتاب علم است و نه کتاب تاریخ و نه کتاب نظریه سیاسی چیزی است که رویکرد نوزایی به دنبال اثبات آن است.
قرآن کتابی معنوی و اخلاقیِ هدایت است، که قصه‌ها را برای نیل به این هدف به کار می‌گیرد. به تعبیر دیگر، قصه‌های قرآنی روایت‌هایی ادبی است که برای اهداف اخلاقی، معنوی و دینی به کار گرفته می‌شود.
بنابراین، این خطای روش‌شناختی مهلکی است که با قصه‌های قرآنی به مثابه واقعیات محض تاریخی برخورد شود.”
― نصر حامد ابوزید- یاسر میردامادی