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Babel
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He hoped. He hoped until hope became its own form of torture. The original meaning of hope was ‘to desire’, and Robin wanted with every ounce of his being a world that no longer was.
“One, domestic politics inside the United States, still the world’s sole superpower, is broken. Two, the relationship between the United States and China, which will matter more than any other for the world’s collective future, is headed in the wrong direction. Both”
― The Power of Crisis: How Three Threats – and Our Response – Will Change the World
― The Power of Crisis: How Three Threats – and Our Response – Will Change the World
“If you have been up all night, escaping from a burning mental asylum or fighting men who refuse to die when you shoot them in the forehead, or both, coffee is the perfect beverage.”
― European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman
― European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman
“America’s broken politics and the intensifying US-China rivalry imperil our ability to build the international trust needed to meet the great crises of our time.”
― The Power of Crisis: How Three Threats – and Our Response – Will Change the World
― The Power of Crisis: How Three Threats – and Our Response – Will Change the World
“You pick up an axe, you’re going to chop down a tree. You pick up a gun, whether you are wearing a star or not, eventually you’re going to chop down a man.”
― All the Sinners Bleed
― All the Sinners Bleed
“I prayed for you. Because I know you’re hurting. She was my wife. She was the best woman I’ve ever known. So I know how much you’re hurting, because I’m feeling it too. But, son, faith is never foolish,” Albert said. “Pop,” Titus said as he brushed past his father and went into the house, “faith broke my fucking heart.”
― All the Sinners Bleed
― All the Sinners Bleed
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