Stephanie H
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Stephanie H said:
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I loved this book. I found it funny, informative, and inspiring, as well as pretty surprising.
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Which is like defining death as feeling a bit under the weather, or describing the Second World War as a free and frank exchange of views.
“Humans can be better than they are, so let’s do that.”
― Caliban's War
― Caliban's War
“It was said that [Vetinari] would tolerate absolutely anything apart from anything that threatened the city*... [Footnote] And mime artists. It was a strange aversion, but there you are. Anyone in baggy trousers and a white face who tried to ply their art anywhere within Ankh's crumbling walls would very quickly find themselves in a a scorpion pit, on one wall of which was painted the advice: Learn The Words.”
― Guards! Guards!
― Guards! Guards!
“Even the strongest and bravest must sometimes weep. It shows they have a great heart, one that can feel compassion for others.”
― Redwall
― Redwall
“The wages of sin is death but so is the salary of virtue, and at least the evil get to go home early on Fridays.”
― Witches Abroad
― Witches Abroad
“Show me a man or a woman alone and I'll show you a saint. Give me two and they'll fall in love. Give me three and they'll invent the charming thing we call 'society'. Give me four and they'll build a pyramid. Give me five and they'll make one an outcast. Give me six and they'll reinvent prejudice. Give me seven and in seven years they'll reinvent warfare. Man may have been made in the image of God, but human society was made in the image of His opposite number, and is always trying to get back home.”
― The Stand
― The Stand
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