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“But the fact is that no one is prepared to admit it’s an illusion, because the illusion hides the exact opposite, namely that everyone is guilty.”
― Small Boat
― Small Boat
“They were part of the problem, even though they never actively did bad things to people. They just benefited from all the bad things that had been done.”
― Service Model
― Service Model
“Can you not see the difference between an irresponsible pleasure tripper and a dinghy full of migrants? It was not the most wellmeaning question, but actually it was quite easy to answer because my profession requires us to make no distinction, so that’s what I said, and that I should be congratulated for not making one: you rescue everyone without distinction. Should I be more intent on saving some more than others?”
― Small Boat
― Small Boat
“We're all inadequate, weak and ordinary beings. But because we're capable of being kind, for a moment - no matter how fleeting - we can be extraordinary.”
― Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop
― Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop
“What sent them to the bottom wasn’t my so-called errors of judgement, or my so-called lack of humanity or my so-called incapacity to get my head round their suffering.”
― Small Boat
― Small Boat
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