“I always tell people that if they want to know about the history of a country, do not go to the history books, go to the fiction. Fiction is not fiction. It is the substance and heartbeat of a people's life, here, now, and in the past.”
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“The fault, of course, is not in religion, but in the fanatic of every religion. Fanaticism remains the greatest carrier of the spores of fear, and the rhetoric of religion, with the hysteria it so readily generates, is fast becoming the readiest killing device of contemporary times.”
― Climate of Fear: The Quest for Dignity in a Dehumanized World
― Climate of Fear: The Quest for Dignity in a Dehumanized World
“There is a sacredness in tears....They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition and of unspeakable love.”
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“I think perfection is ugly. Somewhere in the things humans make, I want to see scars, failure, disorder, distortion.”
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“One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.”
― The Second Sex
― The Second Sex
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