"It's hard for me to see how members of al Qaeda could be considered prisoners of war. I think they clearly do not fit within the prescriptions of the Geneva Convention."

-- Eric Holder

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“There is not a respectable system of civilization known to history whose foundations were not laid in the institution of domestic slavery.”
“Even when I get the fried-chicken special of the day, I have to dig into it like itâ€™s filet mignon,”
“The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself.”
“As we continued to talk, going through the motions of getting to know each other, I realized that we already did know each other, as well as any two people could. Weâ€™d known each other for years, in the most intimate way possible. Weâ€™d connected on a purely mental level. I understood her, trusted her, and loved her as a dear friend. None of that had changed, or could be changed by anything as inconsequential as her gender, or skin color, or sexual orientation.”

Source : Ernest Cline (2011). “Ready Player One”, p.321, Random House
“Play is basic to all normal and healthy children. It provides pleasure and learning and a minimum of risks and penalties for mistakes.”

Source : Frank Caplan, Theresa Caplan (1973). “The Power of Play”, Doubleday
“I can conceive of no reason for all this administration of the higher to the lower, unless it be for the purpose of advancing our Father's children along the lines of eternal progression.”
“To pretend to be calm is to be calm, in a way.”

Source : Gillian Flynn (2014). “The Complete Gillian Flynn: Gone Girl, Dark Places, Sharp Objects”, p.54, Broadway Books
“It does not matter what sixty-six percent of people do in any particular situation. All that matters is what you do.”

Source : John Elder Robison (2011). “Be Different: Adventures of a Free-Range Aspergian with Practical Advice for Aspergians, Misfits, Families & Teachers”, p.259, Broadway Books

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