“It's now very common to hear people say, 'I'm rather offended by that.' As if that gives them certain rights. It's actually nothing more... than a whine. 'I find that offensive.' It has no meaning; it has no purpose; it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. 'I am offended by that.' Well, so fucking what."
[I saw hate in a graveyard -- Stephen Fry, The Guardian, 5 June 2005]”
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[I saw hate in a graveyard -- Stephen Fry, The Guardian, 5 June 2005]”
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“Any mind that is capable of a real sorrow is capable of good.”
― Uncle Tom’s Cabin
― Uncle Tom’s Cabin
“I hate to lend a book I love…it never seems quite the same when it comes back to me…”
― Anne of Windy Poplars
― Anne of Windy Poplars
“Words aren't made — they grow,' said Anne.”
― Anne of the Island
― Anne of the Island
“Death! Strange that there should be such a word, and such a thing, and we ever forget it; that one should be living, warm and beautiful, full of hopes, desires and wants, one day, and the next be gone, utterly gone, and forever!”
― Uncle Tom’s Cabin
― Uncle Tom’s Cabin
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