"His intelligence only exacerbated the guilt Kugel felt for bringing him into the world. It was one thing to have condemned a child to life, that was criminal enough, but life was a sentence more easily served by fools."

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Source : Shalom Auslander (2012). “Hope: A Tragedy: A Novel”, p.201, Penguin

Shalom Auslander

#Children Quotes #Guilt Quotes #World Quotes

“L, do you know reapers (shinigami) only eat apples?”
“All I ask is the chance to prove that money can't make me happy.”

Source : "Genius declared: Wilde tops the wit list" by Aidan Jones, www.theguardian.com. October 15, 2007.
“Austin is such a free and creative place, but I can't enjoy it as much because everyone I love is back in L.A.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I know,â€ said Peter. â€œPerhaps better than anyone. But you canâ€™t stay a child forever. To choose to speak into Echoâ€™s Well is to choose illusion. To choose to avoid the responsibilities of being an adult. The real trickâ€”the real choiceâ€”is to keep the best of the child you were, without forgetting when you grow up. â€œIt is the best of both worlds, Jack. Being a child is to believe in magic everywhereâ€¦ â€œâ€¦but even Peter Pan had to grow up one day.”
“Life has never been All or Nothing- it's All and Nothing. Forget the binaries.”
“Keep the faith, and keep going strong!”
“Once more you open the door And you're here in my heart, And my heart will go on and on. from My Heart Will Go On”

Source : "Song: "My Heart Will Go On"". 1997.
“He that loves reading has everything within his reach.”

Source : William Godwin (1797). “The Enquirer: Reflections on Education, Manners and Literature, in a Series of Essays”, p.31

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