Shari Benham

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Shari’s Quotes

“If love is blind so is hatred”
― Yarro Rai

tags: life, peace-making, peace-on-earth

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“The modern State, whether in a totalitarian or a democratic country, has far too much power, and we are probably right to fear it.”
― Anthony Burgess, A Clockwork Orange

tags: government, politics

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“Then a white flash swallowed the room.
The blast lifted her from the bed.”
― D.L. Maddox, Secrets

tags: bullying, emotionally-charged, humour, low-self-esteem, relationships, school, tense, toxic, unpredictable

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“Was there something … something evil …getting at Hugo? This bizarre and unwelcome thought surfaced in his mind. Were demons and evil spirits only to be found in the bible stories, or maybe this was some sort of challenge to him to deal with without help from anyone, least of all from the One who he constantly questioned and tried to understand …”
― Elizabeth Tebby Germaine, A MAN WHO SEEMED REAL: A story of love, lies, fear and kindness

tags: alone, danger, emotions, exorcism, fear, ghost, haunted, hostile, lies, manor-house

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“Clout is the values-free currency of the always-online age—both a substitute for hard cash as well as a conduit to it. Clout is a calculus not of what you do, but of how much bulk you-ness there is in the world. You get clout by playing the victim. You get clout by victimizing others. This is something that is understood by the left and the right. If influence sways, clout squats, taking up space for its own sake.”
― Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: a Trip into the Mirror World

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