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I sat looking at Peggotty for some time, in a reverie on this supposititious case: whether, if she were employed to lose me like the boy in the fairy tale, I should be able to track my way home again by the buttons she would shed.
“Come, come. Enough of poison. Now that my heart is full of it, let us go and find the antidote.”
― The Count of Monte Cristo
― The Count of Monte Cristo
“But there are none so frightened, or so strange in their fear, as conquerors. They conjure phantoms endlessly, terrified that their victims will someday do back what was done to them—even if, in truth, their victims couldn’t care less about such pettiness and have moved on. Conquerors live in dread of the day when they are shown to be, not superior, but simply lucky.”
― The Stone Sky
― The Stone Sky
“I tell you what, sometimes you get so obstinate you have to be gently forced to see where your happiness lies.”
― The Stone and the Flute
― The Stone and the Flute
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist.”
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“Estimated losses from white-collar crimes are believed to be between $300 and $600 billion per year, according to the FBI. By comparison, near the height of violent crime in 1995, the FBI reported the combined costs of burglary and robbery to be $4 billion.”
― How to Be an Antiracist
― How to Be an Antiracist
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