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“Nevertheless . . was a word, certainly, but much more than a word, it was a concept. "Nevertheless" was what you said when you were not going to budge, whether expressing an opinion or an intention. It was a statement, not a question, and the only word in the English language to which it was pointless to respond. If you wanted to end a conversation or an argument "nevertheless" was your word.”
― The Map of True Places
― The Map of True Places
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
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“To me education is a leading out of what is already there in the pupil's soul.”
― The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
― The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
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