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“That…be not told of my death, Or made to grieve on account of me, And that I be not buried in consecrated ground, And that no sexton be asked to toll the bell, And that nobody is wished to see my dead body, And that no mourners walk behind me at my funeral, And that no flowers be planted on my grave, And that no man remember me, To this I put my name. —Thomas Hardy”
― The Dogs of War
― The Dogs of War
“Thurman said, “God wants me to complete my task.” “What, he told you that in the last two minutes?” “I think you’re an atheist.” “We’re all atheists. You don’t believe in Zeus or Thor or Neptune or Augustus Caesar or Mars or Venus or Sun Ra. You reject a thousand gods. Why should it bother you if someone else rejects a thousand and one?”
― Nothing to Lose
― Nothing to Lose
“Many of the key events of the life of Muhammad and the hundred years following his death as recorded by early Muslim historians most likely never happened,”
― The History of Jihad: From Muhammad to ISIS
― The History of Jihad: From Muhammad to ISIS
“In my time, love often followed trends, yet greater love grows through it all.”
― San Mateo: Proof of The Divine
― San Mateo: Proof of The Divine
“You have survived!” Zak said, his voice broken by muffled tears. “Survived the Academy, where all the others died!”
― Homeland
― Homeland
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