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“At a certain age almost all the questions a person asks him or herself are really just about one thing: how should you live your life?”
― Britt-Marie Was Here
― Britt-Marie Was Here
“The goodness of people depends on the intentions of their brains and not on their religion or ancestry.”
― A Dowryless Wedding
― A Dowryless Wedding
“Quick, children, come now. You are safe here. You are safe with us.”
― Sarah's Key
― Sarah's Key
“We can lift ourselves out of ignorance, we can find ourselves as creatures of excellence and intelligence and skill.”
― Jonathan Livingston Seagull
― Jonathan Livingston Seagull
“Mythology may, in a real sense, be defined as other people's religion. And religion may, in a sense, be understood as popular misunderstanding of mythology. (8)”
― Thou Art That: Transforming Religious Metaphor
― Thou Art That: Transforming Religious Metaphor
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