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“She cursed me at such length and with such inventiveness I had to check both my watch and my dictionary.”
― Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Sympathizer

“While it is better to be loved than hated, it is also far better to be hated than ignored.”
― Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Sympathizer

“The fact is that all the power in the world cannot transform someone who hates you into someone who likes you. It can turn a foe into a slave, but not into a friend. All the power in the world cannot transform a fanatic into an enlightened man. All the power in the world cannot transform someone thirsting for vengeance into a lover.”
― Amos Oz, Judas: Prize-Winning Biblical Romance of Love, Betrayal, and Secrets in 1959 Jerusalem

“Power has the power to prevent our annihilation for the time being. On condition that we always remember, at every moment, that in a situation like ours power can only prevent. It can’t settle anything and it can’t solve anything. It can only stave off disaster for a while.”
― Amos Oz, Judas: Prize-Winning Biblical Romance of Love, Betrayal, and Secrets in 1959 Jerusalem