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“Walking along the path that she chose, without being affected by others... in this sense, white is her color.... in another sense, it also makes me want to put more colors on her”
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“The relationship between teacher and student is based on illusion. The teacher is under the illusion that he is teaching something, and the student is under the illusion that he is being taught. What’s important is that this shared illusion makes both teacher and student happy. Nothing good is gained by facing the truth, after all. All we’re doing is playing at education.”
― Malice
― Malice
“There comes a point when you have to realize that the sum of all your blood, sweat, and tears will ultimately amount to zero.”
― World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
― World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
“There comes a point where emotions must give way to objective facts.”
― World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
― World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
“...that the decline in reading among children was largely the fault of their parents. Parents these days don't read books, themselves, but they feel they should make their children read. Since they aren't readers, however, they have no idea what to give their children. That's why they cling to the recommendations from the Ministry of Education. Those books are all insufferably boring and, as a result, the kids learn to hate books. It's a vicious cycle with no end in sight.”
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