"The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion."

-- Arthur C. Clarke

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“Children have to have access to books, and a lot of children can't go to a store and buy a book. We need not only our public libraries to be funded properly and staffed properly, but our school libraries. Many children can't get to a public library, and the only library they have is a school library.”
“It would have saved trouble had I remained Perkins from the first, this changing of women's names is a nuisance we are now happily outgrowing.”
“Who knows why some words ignite the hearts of some readers while others are like wet matches that won't light.”
“I use very little red. I use blue, yellow, a little green, but especially... black, white and grey. There is a certain need in me for communication with human beings. Black and white is writing.”
“Hate is like a swordfish, working through water invisibly and then you see it coming with blood along its blade, but transparency disarms it.”
“My big influences are piano artists like Billy Joel and Elton John.”
“Why was I holding on to something that would never be mine? But isn't that what people do?”

Source : Bret Easton Ellis (2010). “Lunar Park”, p.206, Pan Macmillan
“A belief in God helps provide a foundation to arbitrate our decisions. Without this foundation, we are condemned to live essentially formless lives.”

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