"Misunderstanding a culture's symbols is a common root of predujice."

-- Dan Brown

#Roots Quotes #Culture Quotes #Common Quotes

“I was trying to learn about Lyndon Johnson when he was young and creating his first political machine in the Texas hill country. I moved there for three years. You had to learn that world”
“Show me someone who never gossips, and I'll show you someone who isn't interested in people.”
“I'm always perpetually out of my comfort zone.”
“In a way, it's nice to know that there are Greek gods out there, because you have somebody to blame when things go wrong. For instance, when you're walking away from a bus that's just been attacked by monster hags and blown up by lightning, and it's raining on top of everything else, most people might think that's just really bad luck; when you're a half-blood, you understand that some devine force is really trying to mess up your day.”
“Your best posture is your next posture.”
“While thoughts exist, words are alive and literature becomes an escape, not from, but into living.”
“Nothing works until it does. Nobody knows anything. You don't know what people are going to respond to. People are always surprised by stuff.”
“The flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh.”

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