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“The romantic idyll of a revolutionary movement is easier to sustain when there is no danger that one’s own family members might get blown to pieces on a trip to the grocery store.”
― Patrick Radden Keefe, Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

“And that cause, hating the evil government? Such bullshit. Did anyone in the militia fly on an airliner safely, thanks to the FAA? Did they drive on roads maintained by the feds and state and city? Did they take Social Security, Medicare or ADC checks? Did they call 911 if their house caught fire or they were in a car wreck? Did they sleep more soundly at night knowing the army defended them? Of course. They all did.”
― Jeffery Deaver, Scheme

“Sighing, I eased around the vehicle”
― Chad Zunker, Family Money

“But honestly, it’s best not to think of the mechanics of flight while you’re doing it.”
― Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow