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Yesteryear
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this was the world I was born into: a world where good Christian women moonlighted as crisis managers for their good Christian men.
“Libraries are the mainstays of democracy. The first thing dictators do when taking over a country is close all the libraries, because libraries are full of ideas and differences of opinion, all the things we say we want in a free and open society. So keep ‘em, fund ‘em, embrace and cherish ‘em.”
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“Jacob: Newt . . . I don't think I'm dreaming.
Newt: What gave it away?
Jacob: I ain't got the brains to make this up.”
― Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
Newt: What gave it away?
Jacob: I ain't got the brains to make this up.”
― Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
“-When people are scared, it's easy for them to decide anything different is evil. To forget that everyone is basically the same, that we all love our families and want regular lives. And what makes it worse is that some people use that. They make others scared on purpose, because they know if they do, everyone will start acting stupid.
-But why would they want that?
-It's a way to control people. A way to get what they want.”
― Written in Fire
-But why would they want that?
-It's a way to control people. A way to get what they want.”
― Written in Fire
“Spring advanced rapidly; the weather became fine, and the skies cloudless. It surprised me that what before was desert and gloomy should now bloom with the most beautiful flowers and verdure. My senses were gratified and refreshed by a thousand scents of delight, and a thousand sights of beauty.”
― Frankenstein
― Frankenstein
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