"The wise use of leisure, it must be conceded, is a product of civilization and education."

-- Bertrand Russell

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“Just as the commander of an army pitches his camp, studies the strength and defenses of a fortress, and then attacks it on its weakest side, in like manner, the enemy of our human nature studies from all sides our theological, cardinal, and moral virtues. Wherever he finds us weakest and most in need regarding our eternal salvation, he attacks and tries to take us by storm.”
“If you get earaches, I'd turn my volume down a notch or two for you. Cause I will do anything for you.”
“Yet through history gays have always dominated religious life and churches.”
“How often do we sigh for opportunities for doing good, whilst we neglect the openings of Providence in little things, which would frequentlyÂ lead to the accomplishment ofÂ most important usefulness. Good is doneÂ by degrees. However small in proportion the benefit which follows individual attempts to do good, a great deal may thus be accomplished by perseverance, even in the midst of discouragements and disappointments.”
“When shall I be dead and rid Of all the wrong my father did? How long, how long 'till spade and hearse Put to sleep my mother's curse?”
“The great news is we have an all-female shortlist with no positive discrimination or anything, isn't that fantastic?”
“You have no idea how unimportant is all that the teacher says or does not say on the surface, and how important what he himself is as teacher.”
“Since I didn't have a spork handy, I leaned over the sink and scooped up a palmful of cold water and pressed it against my face. There had to be a better option than a violent sporking. There had to be a way to get rid of my dad.”

Source : Devon Monk (2009). “Magic in the Shadows: An Allie Beckstrom Novel”, p.13, Penguin

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