

“If only it were all so simple! If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?”
― The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956
― The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956

“Beauty is something that burns the hand when you touch it.”
― Forbidden Colors
― Forbidden Colors

“One can never read too little of bad, or too much of good books: bad books are intellectual poison; they destroy the mind.
In order to read what is good one must make it a condition never to read what is bad; for life is short, and both time and strength limited.”
― Essays and Aphorisms
In order to read what is good one must make it a condition never to read what is bad; for life is short, and both time and strength limited.”
― Essays and Aphorisms
“When we win, do not forget that these people want you broke, dead, your kids raped and brainwashed, and they think it's funny.”
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“Without love, it cannot be seen.”
― Umineko WHEN THEY CRY Episode 2: Turn of the Golden Witch, Vol. 1
― Umineko WHEN THEY CRY Episode 2: Turn of the Golden Witch, Vol. 1

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