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“If only she could be so oblivious again, to feel such love without knowing it, mistaking it for laughter and bread with only the scent of jam spread out on top of it. It was the best time of her”
― The Book Thief
― The Book Thief
“Suicide is worse than murder. One can murder for vengeance or out of greed, but even greed is the expression of a perverted love of life. But to commit suicide is to throw one's life down contemptuously at God's feet”
― Farewell Waltz
― Farewell Waltz
“They love their bodies. We neglected ours. They love to travel. We stayed put. They love adventure. We spent all our time at meetings. They love jazz. We were satisfied with pale imitations of folk music. They're interested in themselves. We wanted to save the world and with our messianic vision nearly destroyed it. Maybe they with their egotism will be the ones to save it.”
― The Joke
― The Joke
“Free speech and the ability to tolerate offense are the hallmarks of a free and open society.”3”
― Them: Why We Hate Each Other--and How to Heal
― Them: Why We Hate Each Other--and How to Heal
“Right now partisan tribalism is statistically higher than at any point since the Civil War. Why? It’s certainly not because our political discussions are more important. It’s because the local, human relationships that anchored political talk have shriveled up. Alienated from each other, and uprooted from places we can call home, we’re reduced to shrieking.3”
― Them: Why We Hate Each Other--and How to Heal
― Them: Why We Hate Each Other--and How to Heal
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