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The Queens of Crime

by Marie Benedict (Goodreads Author)

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“understanding can only come from a recognition of each other's history.”
― Sandy Tolan, The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East

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“Sabbath, in the first instance, is not about worship. It is about work stoppage. It is about withdrawal from the anxiety system of Pharaoh, the refusal to let one’s life be defined by production and consumption and the endless pursuit of private well-being.”
― Walter Brueggemann

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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

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“If national interest comes before our common humanity," Dalia said, "then there is no hope for redemption, there is no hope for healing, there is no hope for transformation, there is no hope for anything!" One”
― Sandy Tolan, The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East

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“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
― Robert Frost

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