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“I don't know what's the matter with people: they don't learn by understanding, they learn by some other way — by rote or something. Their knowledge is so fragile!”
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“unlike the old Inquisition, an inquisitor didn’t have to be a member of the clergy to hold office.”
― The Errant Flock
― The Errant Flock

“Don't forget that we lawyers, we're a higher breed of intellect, and so it's our privilege to lie. It's as clear as day. Animals can't even imagine lying: if you were to find yourself among some wild islanders, they too would only speak the truth until they learned about European culture.”
― Islanders & The Fisher of Men
― Islanders & The Fisher of Men
“لَتُبْلَوُنَّ فِي أَمْوَالِكُمْ وَأَنفُسِكُمْ وَلَتَسْمَعُنَّ مِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ الْكِتَابَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ وَمِنَ الَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُواْ أَذًى كَثِيراً وَإِن تَصْبِرُواْ وَتَتَّقُواْ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ مِنْ عَزْمِ الأُمُورِ”
― القرآن الكريم
― القرآن الكريم

“[T]hink of love as a state of grace: not the means to anything but the alpha and omega, an end in itself.”
― Love in the Time of Cholera
― Love in the Time of Cholera
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