“We thought we had such problems. How were we to know we were happy?”
― The Handmaid’s Tale
― The Handmaid’s Tale
“ARE YOU CRAZY?" I ASKED.
He gave me the same wordless look he always did when I asked that question.”
―
He gave me the same wordless look he always did when I asked that question.”
―
“Ah, well,ʺ said Abe, idly studying his fingertips. ʺI have it on good authority thereʹs going to be a new ‘gateʹ opening up soon over on the south side of the wall."
The truth dawned on me. ʺOh lord. Youʹre the one whoʹs been doling out C4.ʺ
ʺYou make it sound so easy,ʺ he said with a frown. ʺThat stuffʹs hard to get a hold of.”
― Last Sacrifice
The truth dawned on me. ʺOh lord. Youʹre the one whoʹs been doling out C4.ʺ
ʺYou make it sound so easy,ʺ he said with a frown. ʺThat stuffʹs hard to get a hold of.”
― Last Sacrifice
“But why bother, in this day and age- Zenia herself would say- with such a quixotic notion as truth? Every sober-sided history is at least half sleight-of-hand: the right hand waving its poor snippets of fact, out in the open for all to verify, while the left hand busies itself with its own devious agendas, deep in its hidden pockets.”
― The Robber Bride
― The Robber Bride
“Money isn't the only thing that must flow and circulate in order to have good value: good turns and gifts must flow and circulate . . . for any social system to remain in balance.”
― Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth
― Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth
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