“The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It’s the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared.”
― The Giver Quartet Omnibus Deluxe Collector's Edition
― The Giver Quartet Omnibus Deluxe Collector's Edition
“Ninety percent of all problems are caused by people being assholes.”
“What causes the other ten percent?” asked Kizzy.
“Natural disasters,” said Nib.”
― The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
“What causes the other ten percent?” asked Kizzy.
“Natural disasters,” said Nib.”
― The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
“The suppression of awareness required by our universal practice of commodifying, enslaving, and killing animals for food generates the “built-in mental disorder” that drives us toward the destruction not only of ourselves but of the other living creatures and systems of this earth. Because this practice of exploiting and brutalizing animals for food has come to be regarded as normal, natural, and unavoidable, it has become invisible.”
― The World Peace Diet
― The World Peace Diet
“Remember if people talk behind your back, it only means you are two steps ahead.”
― Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
― Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
“Democracies die more often through the ballot box than at gunpoint.”
― Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America
― Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America
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