“Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open.”
― Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
― Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
“As Shakespeare put it in 'King Lear,' the policeman who lashes the whore has a hot need to use her for the very offense for which he plies the lash.”
― God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
― God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
“You win when no one finds you, even if they're not looking.”
― Fangirl
― Fangirl
“Once someone's dead you can't make them undead.”
― The Things They Carried
― The Things They Carried
“Good writing is always new.”
― On Histories and Stories: Selected Essays
― On Histories and Stories: Selected Essays
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