"The Church of Christ has been founded by shedding its own blood, not that of others; by enduring outrage, not by inflicting it. Persecutions have made it grow; martyrdoms have crowned it."

-- St. Jerome

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“A smart man only believes half of what he hears, a wise man knows which half.”
“Dachshunds are ideal dogs for small children, as they are already stretched and pulled to such a length that the child cannot do much harm one way or the other.”

Source : Robert Benchley (1976). “Chips Off the Old Benchley”, Amereon Limited
“Any religion which sacrifices women to the brutality of men is no religion.”
“Everything is a rejection of you, not your product, or your script, or a cosmetic. It's you.”
“Screws fall out all the time, the world is an imperfect place.”
“There are plenty of clever young writers. But there is too much genius, not enough talent.”
“Tony Black is the Tom Waits of Crime Fiction, yes, that good.”
“There are such people, unfortunates who have to be angry before they can feel alive. I had sometimes wondered if it were some old relic of pagan superstition, the fear of risking the jealousy and anger of the gods, that made such people afraid of even small happinesses. Or perhaps it was only that tragedy is more self-important than laughter.”

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