"The Gelaming regarded themselves as a force for good, and in many ways they were, but they were also inexorable and their compassion could often feel like oppression."

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Source : Storm Constantine (2004). “The Wraiths of Will and Pleasure: The First Book of the Wraeththu Histories”, p.454, Macmillan

Storm Constantine

#Compassion Quotes #Way Quotes #Oppression Quotes

“The world is full of hopeful analogies and handsome, dubious eggs, called possibilities.”
“Anyone who is going to be a writer knows enough at fifteen to write several novels.”
“Max Rose: Vo? What kind of name is that? Spader: What kind of name is Rose? Isn't that some kind of flower?”
“There are so many talented young writers named Jonathan, with whom by comparison I suffer terribly.”

Source : Jonathan Ames (2007). “I Love You More Than You Know: Essays”, p.48, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
“The European nations' loss of sovereignty to the EU should be a warning to Americans.”
“It is impossible that had Buonaparte descended from a race of vegetable feeders that he could have had either the inclination or the power to ascend the throne of the Bourbons.”
“People who readily accept the need for a gym will resist that their personalities might need some work too.”
“I have often spoken of integrity as the most important of these values, realizing that integrity â€“ and personal integrity, at that â€“ is being honest to yourself. If you are always honest to yourself, it does not take much effort in always being honest with others.”

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