“All liberty required was that the space for discourse itself be protected. Liberty lay in the argument itself, not the resolution of that argument, in the ability to quarrel, even with the most cherished beliefs of others; a free society was not placid but turbulent. The bazaar of conflicting was the place where freedom rang.”
― Joseph Anton: A Memoir
― Joseph Anton: A Memoir
“I was used to heat but this place was so dry the trees were bribing the dogs.”
― If You Liked School, You'll Love Work
― If You Liked School, You'll Love Work
“I mean, they say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time.”
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“If it no go so, it go near so. —Jamaican proverb”
― A Brief History of Seven Killings
― A Brief History of Seven Killings
“The first place smelled like work, so I took the second.”
― Post Office
― Post Office
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