"I do not think that the nerve of the modern child is any too good; how can one expect it, brought up as they are amongst all the horrors of civilization. The 'daring' child who used to be common enough, is seldom met nowadays."

-- Muriel Wace

#Children Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Civilization Quotes

“But only agony, and that has ending; And the worst friend and enemy is but Death.”
“If you spot an opportunity and are really excited by it, throw yourself into it with everything you've got.”
“That deed is not well done of which a man must repent, and the reward of which he receives crying and with a tearful face.”
“We treat our stone wives with much more care than they treat their warm ones, anyway. I personally dust mine once a week, and I know Khaamil gives them presents when I am not looking. These are yours - they are in your care, and you must be faithful.”
“You have to focus on what you're passionate about. For me it's the forests and of course, because I'm concerned about the forests, I'm concerned about the way paper is made.”
“Somewhere along the way, New York became all about money. Or rather, it was always about money, but it wasn't all about money, if you know what I mean. New York's not Geneva or Zurich yet, but we're certainly heading in that direction. London is, too.”
“I'm so fed up with being told that I'm a bad person because I don't subscribe to the same exact narrow views [Christians] have.”
“It would be a serious oversight to limit our understanding of the impact of theology to strictly religious art, and overlook its pervasive role in shaping human understanding and artistic expression thereof within any given culture-regardless of the subject matter at hand.”

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