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The Vanishing Half

by Brit Bennett (Goodreads Author)

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Mar 13, 2026 10:10PM

“When a man takes an oath, Meg, he's holding his own self in his own hands. Like water (he cups his hands) and if he opens his fingers then, he needn't hope to find himself again. Some men aren't capable of this, but I'd be loathe to think your father one of them.”
― Robert Bolt, A Man for All Seasons: A Play in Two Acts

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“Last year I abstained
this year I devour

without guilt
which is also an art”
― Margaret Atwood, You are Happy

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“All gods who receive homage are cruel. All gods dispense suffering without reason. Otherwise they would not be worshipped. Through indiscriminate suffering men know fear and fear is the most divine emotion. It is the stones for altars and the beginning of wisdom. Half gods are worshipped in wine and flowers. Real gods require blood.”
― Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God

tags: blood, cruelty, fear, gods, religion, suffering

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