"The troops of other states have their reputation to gain, the sons of the Alamo have theirs to maintain."

-- Jefferson Davis

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“I wanted to know how humans came up with a view of the world that had so little magic in it. I needed to understand how they convinced themselves that magic wasnâ€™t important.”

Source : Deborah Harkness (2011). “A Discovery of Witches: A Novel”, p.71, Penguin
“I started in a business background, but then it was like, 'you know, I can't do math,' so I changed it to a liberal arts degree and got my Bachelor of Arts in Communications and it made sense.”

Source : TheCelebrityCafe.com interview, thecelebritycafe.com. November 23, 2011.
“Ladies, just know that when you grow your hair too long, you got about two inches difference between really hot, sexy supermodel - religious fanatic. Hot Maxim cover girl everybody wants a mouth kiss - unhealthy faith in your lord. Soft, silky, shiny hair everyone wants to touch - one of 12 brides.”
“There are always a few who stand up in times of communal madness and have the courage to say that what unites us is greater than what divides us.”
“When they face desperation... human beings become animals.”

Source : Dan Brown (2014). “Inferno: Special Illustrated Edition (Enhanced): Featuring Robert Langdon”, p.605, Knopf
“Lasting social change unfolds from inside out: from the inner to the outer being, from inner to outer realities.”
“Born in other countries, yet believing you could be happy in this, our laws acknowledge, as they should do, your right to join us in society, conforming, as I doubt not you will do, to our established rules. That these rules shall be as equal as prudential considerations will admit, will certainly be the aim of our legislatures, general and particular.”
“I read the 'Deadpool' series back in the '90s. I'm not, like, a huge comic book reader, per say, though. I'll check out 'Archie' when I'm in the grocery line, but that's about it.”

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