"As Pa said, censorship encouraged people to believe nonsense."

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Source : John Christopher (2013). “When the Tripods Came”, p.56, Simon and Schuster

John Christopher

#Believe Quotes #People Quotes #Censorship Quotes

“Space and time are the framework within which the mind is constrained to construct its experience of reality.”
“Unfortunately, my army consists of one unreliable criminal, one girl with a disability, and one incredibly foolish young vampire with a tanning issue. I am not confident.”
“I was a theater guy growing up and I wanted to be Al Pacino, and I think I just looked and sounded too funny.”
“Either the human being must suffer and struggle as the price of a more searching vision, or his gaze must be shallow and without intellectual revelation.”

Source : Thomas De Quincey (2015). “Delphi Complete Works of Thomas De Quincey (Illustrated)”, p.1248, Delphi Classics
“Men suck. - Not all men. Just the really good ones.”
“There is something that falls short of perfection in every book, without exception, something influenced by the age, even something ridiculous; just like everyone, without exception, has weaknesses.”
“I like the mentality of the Americans. It's like when you talk about money.”
“We expressed love for this dog by ... knowing without showing that we cared for him.”

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