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During the Middle Ages, Christians burned women as witches and tortured enemies as devil worshippers. Islam is going through a similar stage in its evolution.
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“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”
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“If only there could be an invention that bottled up a memory, like scent. And it never faded, and it never got stale. And then, when one wanted it, the bottle could be uncorked, and it would be like living the moment all over again.”
― Rebecca
― Rebecca
“How many times have people used a pen or paintbrush because they couldn’t pull the trigger?”
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“The truth is that no matter how long and hard you try—you cannot struggle your way out of a straitjacket that does not exist. But pretending it exists, for whatever the reason, really does leave you in a severely restricted posture.”
― Self-Portrait in Black and White: Unlearning Race
― Self-Portrait in Black and White: Unlearning Race
“A friend is one to whom one may pour out the contents of one's heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that gentle hands will take and sift it, keep what is worth keeping, and with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away.”
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