“Literature is indispensable to the world. The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you alter, even by a millimeter, the way a person looks at reality, then you can change it.”
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“If we stand passively by while the centre of each city becomes a hive of depravation, crime and hopelessness…if we become two people, the suburban affluent and the urban poor, each filled with mistrust and fear for the other…then we shall effectively cripple each generation to come.”
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“Ye Hypocrites, are these your pranks
To murder men and gie God thanks
Desist for shame, proceed no further
God won't accept your thanks for murder.”
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To murder men and gie God thanks
Desist for shame, proceed no further
God won't accept your thanks for murder.”
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“Being a victim is more palatable than having to recognize the intrinsic contradictions of one's own governing philosophy.”
― The Hunt for Red October
― The Hunt for Red October
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