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Young, bored, tasked with what authoritarian regimes have ordered young, bored soldiers to do since time immemorial—stand there projecting the violent underpinning of political power—they also didn’t care. One of them stopped my father.
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“Say what you will about the sweet miracle of unquestioning faith, I consider a capacity for it terrifying and absolutely vile.”
― Mother Night
― Mother Night
“Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.”
― Timequake
― Timequake
“The "feminine" woman is forever static and childlike. She is like the ballerina in an old-fashioned music box, her unchanging features tiny and girlish, her voice tinkly, her body stuck on a pin, rotating in a spiral that will never grow.”
― Backlash: The Undeclared War Against Women
― Backlash: The Undeclared War Against Women
“Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.”
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“A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.”
― The Sirens of Titan
― The Sirens of Titan
Middle East/North African Lit
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Current banner photo : Gaza at Palestine #Land day https://altahrir.wordpress.com/2020/02/04/land-in-eastern-gaza-declared-a-disaster-zone-due-to-isr ...more
PALESTINE
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Discussing whatever related to Palestine and in any language.
Towards Understanding The Muslim World
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The aim of this group is to read and discuss books, as well as documentaries/films, related to the Middle East, Central and South Asia, Africa, and Mu ...more
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A place for people in Durham, North Carolina to talk about what they're reading. Upcoming author readings and book events. Favorite bookstores. ...more
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Discussion forum and book club for books about the U. S. Congress and the U. S. government suggested by GovTrack.us staff and users.
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