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The Fire Next Time (Vintage International)

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Kristine’s Quotes

“If this were a fairy tale, I'd be my own damned knight.”
― Sally Slater, Paladin

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“Darkness is drawn to light, but light does not know it; light must absorb the darkness and therefore meet its own extinguishment.”
― Edna O'Brien, In the Forest

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“Do not read as children do to enjoy themselves, or, as the ambitious do to educate themselves. No, read to live.”
― Gustave Flaubert

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“You are not responsible for being cheated on. That isn’t your fault. But you are entirely responsible for how you respond to abuse. That is on us, chumps. Trust that they suck. And trust that you do not suck and deserve better.”
― Tracy Schorn, Leave a Cheater, Gain a Life: The Chump Lady's Survival Guide

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“The whole idea of a democratic application of skepticism is that everyone should have the essential tools to effectively and constructively evaluate claims to knowledge.”
― Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

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