"I have always felt that violence was the last refuge of the incompetent, and empty threats the last sanctuary of the terminally inept."

-- Neil Gaiman

#Sanctuary Quotes #Lasts Quotes #Violence Quotes

“The prosecution makes all the important decisions: what's charged, how much is charged, whether you can get a decent offer. Every defendant becomes an informant today.”
“Crying is cleansing. There's a reason for tears, happiness or sadness.”
“I love The Purple Book. It continually helps reinforce the only foundation worth building uponâ€” a biblical one.”
“I was born of heterosexual parents. I was taught by heterosexual teachers in a fiercely heterosexual society. Television ads and newspaper ads â€” fiercely heterosexual. A society that puts down homosexuality. And why am I a homosexual if I'm affected by role models? I should have been a heterosexual. And no offense meant, but if teachers are going to affect you as role models, there'd be a lot of nuns running around the streets today.”
“Five common traits of good writers: (1) They have something to say. (2) They read widely and have done so since childhood. (3) They possess what Isaac Asimov calls a "capacity for clear thought," able to go from point to point in an orderly sequence, an A to Z approach. (4) They're geniuses at putting their emotions into words. (5) They possess an insatiable curiosity, constantly asking Why and How.”
“Weâ€™re built to deal with death, disease, failure, struggle, heartbreak, problems. Itâ€™s what separates us from the animals and why we envy and love animals so much. Weâ€™re aware of it all and have to process it. The way we each handle being human is where all the good stories, jokes, art, wisdom, revelations, and bullshit come from.”
“What can my enemies do to me? My paradise is in my heart, it is with me wherever I go. To imprison me is to provide me with seclusion. To send me into exile is to send me away in the Path of Allah. And to kill me is to make me a martyr.”
“I have a great faith in the strength and the resilience in the American people.”

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