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“Right is right, and wrong is wrong, and a body ain't got no business doing wrong when he ain't ignorant and knows better.”
― Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckelberry Finn

“We could not save the environment and democratize the planet and feed the poor before because for so long we could not release our fear of scarcity and our need to control, so that we could give to others. We couldn't release it because we had no view of life that served as an alternative. Now we do!”
― James Redfield, The Celestine Prophecy - An Experiential Guide

“Writing is the closest thing we have to real magic. Writing is creating something out of nothing, is opening doors to other lands. Writing gives you power to shape your own world when the real one hurts too much.”
― R.F. Kuang, Yellowface

“What Carissa came to see was that she'd hidden herself behind a facade, pretending that she wasn't yearning for more or better, all the while thinking that the mere passage of time somehow counted as progress in the relationship.”
― Michelle Obama, The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times