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“Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made.”
― Immanuel Kant, Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose

“You tell yourself don’t be a voice for the voiceless. Abolish the conditions of voicelessness.”
― Viet Thanh Nguyen, A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, a History, a Memorial

“Stories are not just there to entertain, to make you feel good, to reflect a positive image of yourself. Stories are also there to shake you, unnerve you, make you see yourself anew.”
― Viet Thanh Nguyen, A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, a History, a Memorial

“Well, whatever one thinks of the Roman Church, it is a worthy and powerful foe. I could accept that sort of conversion with grace. But I shall be very disappointed indeed if we lose him to the Presbyterians.”
― Donna Tartt, The Secret History