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“Since when did we as a species abide by good sense? Why do cowardly men strike their wives after a reprimand at work? Why do mothers scream at their children after a beating by their husbands? Those unable to conquer their misfortunes take ...more
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
“Nowadays people begin by sneering at family life and family institutions, and next they’ll throw everything overboard and have intermarriage between black and white.”
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

Xiran Jay Zhao
“People aren’t interested in facts; they’ll believe the spin on a story that best reinforces their existing opinions.”
Xiran Jay Zhao, Heavenly Tyrant

Douglas Adams
“I can only think that the business with the apple must have upset him more than I realised.”
Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
“War is hell, all right, but the only way a boy can become a man is in a shoot-out of some kind, preferably, but by no means necessarily, on a battlefield.”
Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Bluebeard

Xiran Jay Zhao
“Since when did we as a species abide by good sense? Why do cowardly men strike their wives after a reprimand at work? Why do mothers scream at their children after a beating by their husbands? Those unable to conquer their misfortunes take their fury out on more convenient targets. It does not surprise me that women were forced into stricter subservience after Huaxia suffered a major defeat.”
Xiran Jay Zhao, Heavenly Tyrant

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