"Mercy without justice is the mother of dissolution; justice without mercy is cruelty."

-- Thomas Aquinas

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“There is no complete life. There are only fragments. We are born to have nothing, to have it pour through our hands. And yet, this pouring, this flood of encounters, struggles, dreams...”

Source : James Salter (2011). “Light Years”, p.35, Vintage
“Be that strong girl that everyone knew would make it through the worst, be that fearless girl, the one who would dare to do anything, be that independent girl who didnâ€™t need a man; be that girl who never backed down.”
“The Law of the Few,... says that one critical factor in epidemics is the nature of the messenger.”
“I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They show a primitive fear and dread at the fearful magic of print.”
“a laotong relationship is made by choice...when we first looked in each other's eyes in the palanquin I felt something special pass between us--like a spark to start a fire or a seed to grow rice. But a single spark is not enough to warm a room nor is a single seed enough to grow a fruitful crop. Deep love--true-heart love--must grow.”
“I do think that we may be looking at a period in the next few years where the two-party system will fracture.”

Source : "A Look At Where Bernie Sanders' Movement Goes From Here". "Weekend Edition Saturday" with Scott Simon, www.npr.org. July 30, 2016.
“He (Mickey Mantle) should lead the league in everything. With his combination of speed and power he should win the triple batting crown every year. In fact, he should do anything he wants to do.”
“It's a total injustice. Things like that happen in life.”

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