"Lonely children probably wrote the Bible."

-- Heather O'Neill

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“Magic is the only way to describe it, climbing pitch after pitch of the most perfect, beautifully sculpted granite in the world.”
“At the heart of science lies discovery which involves a change in worldview. Discovery in science is possible only in societies which accord their citizens the freedom to pursue the truth where it may lead and which therefore have respect for different paths to that truth.”
“Antimicrobial resistance is on the rise in Europe and elsewhere in the world. We are losing our first-line antimicrobials. Replacement treatments are more costly, more toxic, need much longer durations of treatment, and may require treatment in intensive care units.”
“A house that has a library in it has a soul.”
“Even respectable characters speak of a monarchical form of government without horror.”
“I will waste not even a precious second today in anger or hate or jealousy or selfishness. I know that the seeds I sow I will harvest, because every action, good or bad, is always followed by an equal reaction. I will plant only good seeds this day.”
“You know, being confident isn't the same as being right.”

Source : "Defending Jacob: A Novel". Book by William Landay, 2012.
“The body is only a garment. How many times you have changed your clothing in this life, yet because of this you would not say that you have changed. Similarly, when you give up this bodily dress at death you do not change. You are just the same, an immortal soul, a child of God.”

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