"Morality, as has often been pointed out, is antecedent to religion-it even exists in a rudimentary form among animals."

-- Herbert Read

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“I never wear flats. My shoes are so high that sometimes when I step out of them, people look around in confusion and ask, "Where'd she go?" and I have to say, "I'm down here.”

Source : Marian Keyes (2005). “The Other Side of the Story”, p.42, Penguin UK
“No one has yet realized the wealth of sympathy, the kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true education should be to unlock that treasure.”
“All children accomplish milestones in their own way, in their own time.”
“Rejoice! Rejoice! Rejoice!”
“I'm never going to accomplish anything; that's perfectly clear to me. I'm never going to be famous. My name will never be writ large on the roster of Those Who Do Things. I don't do anything. Not one single thing. I used to bite my nails, but I don't even do that any more.”
“The thing about the truth is that it exists outside of belief. Even if nobody believes it, that thing is still true.”
“But put two librarians' heads together, and mountains move.”

Source : Richard Peck (2006). “Here lies the librarian”
“As my body lay dead on that stretcher (he later recovered from being struck by lightning attracted by his cell phone), I was reliving every moment of my life, including my emotions, attitudes, and motivations. The depth of emotion I experienced during this life review was astonishing. Not only could I feel the way both I and the other person had felt when an incident took place, I could also feel the feelings of the next person they reacted to. I was in a chain reaction of emotion, one that showed how deeply we affect one another.”

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