she might very soon find her tongue outrunning wisdom.
“They vacillated more slowly than sane folk, but clung with far more than sane fervour to each vacillation.”
― The King of Elfland's Daughter
― The King of Elfland's Daughter
“The influence of the iniquitous system necessarily fosters an unfeeling and cruel spirit, even in the bosoms of those who, among their equals, are regarded as humane and generous.”
― Twelve Years a Slave
― Twelve Years a Slave
“Illusions mistaken for truth are the pavement under our feet. They are what we call civilization.”
― The Poisonwood Bible
― The Poisonwood Bible
“Which was what love was: unmotivated respect.”
― Paradise
― Paradise
“...history should continually seek to challenge our assumptions. It should prompt us to look differently at the world and make us less self-assured about our own ideals and beliefs.”
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