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“Whenever we read the obscene stories, the voluptuous debaucheries, the cruel and torturous executions, the unrelenting vindictiveness, with which more than half the Bible [NOTE: It must be borne in mind that by the "Bible" Paine always means the Old Testament alone. -- Editor.] is filled, it would be more consistent that we called it the word of a demon, than the Word of God. It is a history of wickedness, that has served to corrupt and brutalize mankind; and, for my own part, I sincerely detest it, as I detest everything that is cruel.”
― Coventry House Publishing, Thomas Paine : Collected Writings : Common Sense / The American Crisis / The Rights of Man / The Age of Reason / A Letter Addressed to the Abbe Raynal

“As soon as you start walking in Los Angeles you are a threat to public order, like a dog wandering in the road.”
― Geoff Nicholson, The Lost Art of Walking

“as true as I can make it. A long way up ahead I saw an old black man walking toward me. He was lean, loose, in work clothes. His walk was solid and serviceable, but so very weary-looking. We were approaching each other for a good long time and we made eye contact long before we got within hailing distance. When we finally came face-to-face the old guy said, “I wish I was where you just comin’ from.” I’ve spent a lot of time over the years trying to think of some witty thing I should have said in reply.”
― Geoff Nicholson, The Lost Art of Walking

“The need to be taken seriously is an important prerequisite for the healthy development of a child.”
― Everest Media, Summary of Alice Miller's The drama of The Gifted Child