"When you are writing laws you are testing words to find their utmost power. Like spells, they have to make things happen in the real world, and like spells, they only work if people believe in them."

-- Hilary Mantel

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“The real history does not get written, because it is not in people's brains but in their nerves and vitals.”
“It's hard to know whether to laugh or to cry at the human predicament. Here we are with so much wisdom and tenderness, andâ€”without even knowing itâ€”we cover it over to protect ourselves from insecurity. Although we have the potential to experience the freedom of a butterfly, we mysteriously prefer the small and fearful cocoon of ego.”
“I'm happy to feed the illusion that I'm a lazy recluse.”
“The reality is, cellphones have to be used safely. They are today like cars and trucks - we can't live without them, but we certainly wouldn't give a car or truck to a toddler to drive. Why are we thinking it's perfectly okay to give a device that the World Health Organization has said is a "possible human carcinogen" to infants and toddlers, and for that matter, schoolchildren?”

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“I think everybody's talking about like facts and truth and you know like that 'We're here to fact check' and all of that, that's the base material of journalism. You cannot have journalism without facts and truth. But if facts and truth were what actually you know sort of moved people's lives and moved their decision-making like the election would have had a different outcome.”
“I thought if I could be a model, or even do commercials and stuff like that for the rest of my life, Iâ€™d be happy.”
“He left Chainsaw behind, much to her irritation. Ronan didn't want her to learn any bad language.”
“Keep your thinking right and your business will be right.”

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