"the true and the plausible are rarely the same."

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Helen McCloy

“To be saved is here, local and mortal”
“For me, campaigning and good business is also about putting forward solutions, not just opposing destructive practices or human rights abuses.”
“A library is all the university you will ever need.”
“We all teach ... the chemistry of Lavoisier and Gay-Lussac.”
“The biggest barrier we've seen to student progress is this: School policies and practices often prevent good teachers from doing great work and even dissuade some talented Americans from entering the profession. This needs to change.”
“I think there are certain actors that have that kind of energy about them, that taking over a room energy.”
“We must have our say, not through violence, aggression or fear. We must speak out calmly and forcefully. We shall only be able to enter the new world era if we agree to engage in dialogue with the other side.”
“All that Swinging Sixties. It didnâ€™t do anyone any good, did it? Easy sex and the Pill. Marriages were ruined. I never did approve. I never really enjoyed the sex.”

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