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“I raised the lid, and laid it back against the wall. And then I saw something which filled my very soul with horror. There lay the Count, but looking as if his youth had been half restored. For the white hair and moustache were changed to dark iron-grey. The cheeks were fuller, and the white skin seemed ruby-red underneath. The mouth was redder than ever, for on the lips were gouts of fresh blood, which trickled from the corners of the mouth and ran down over the chin and neck. Even the deep, burning eyes seemed set amongst swollen flesh, for the lids and pouches underneath were bloated. It seemed as if the whole awful creature were simply gorged with blood. He lay like a filthy leech, exhausted with his repletion.”
― Bram Stoker, Dracula

“We don't need to see eye to eye with everyone, we just need to accept the fact that the world is big enough for more than one pair of eyes.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Generation Corazon: Nationalism is Terrorism

“I remember it was frowned upon. Considered frivolous, or dangerous, or unbecoming—one of those terms that the moribund use to keep the adventurous in tow.”
― Colin Higgins, Harold and Maude

“Differences are not a failure of humanity, differences are a test of our humanity.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Honor He Wrote: 100 Sonnets For Humans Not Vegetables