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“But all sacrifice does is make you feel better. It doesn't help the rest of us, so it's ultimately a meaningless gesture.”
― Babel
― Babel
“Such an easy thing, to be liked. All you had to do was make sure people didn't know you.”
― A Gentleman's Position
― A Gentleman's Position
“So then where does that leave us? How can we conclude, except by acknowledging that an act of translation is then necessarily always an act of betrayal?”
― Babel
― Babel
“But Ramy, who had no choice but to stand out, had decided he might as well dazzle.”
― Babel
― Babel
“That's all speaking is. Listening to the other and trying to see past your own biases to glimpse what they're trying to say. Showing yourself to the world, and hoping someone else understands.”
― Babel
― Babel
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