"She was beautiful, in the quiet way that lonely, unnoticed people are beautiful to those who notice them."

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Source : Jedediah Berry (2009). “The Manual of Detection: A Novel”, p.8, Penguin

Jedediah Berry

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“God didn't produce a ready-made world. The Creator has done something cleverer than this, making a world able to make itself.”

Source : "Quarks, Chaos & Christianity". Book by John Polkinghorne, 1994.
“Oh, things always get better. Tomorrow will always be better. Just think about it . . . is there any time in history in which you'd rather live than now?”
“Now, whereas we do not find it hard to accept the beauty of a flower for itself alone, in present-day, mechanical-industrial civilization, people will usually question the use of a picture. Things are estimated much more for what they do or will do than for what they are or will become... .”
“Concerning persecution against Christians in America, for those who say it can't happen here - it is already happening here in America. Christians are being increasingly persecuted for their beliefs and bold stand for Jesus Christ.”
“I'm too ambitious to give another man credit, even if that other man is only myself in disguise.”
“The effect of Welfarism on freedom will be felt later on - after its beneficiaries have become its victims, after dependence on government has turned into bondage and it is too late to unlock the jail.”

Source : Barry Goldwater (1960). “The Conscience of a Conservative”
“Mental health depends upon the maintenance of a balance within the personality between the basic human urges and egocentric wisheson the one hand and the demands of conscience and society on the other hand.”
“There is no point when all the material benefits of the world add up to a general state of happiness. It is the Great Misconception.”

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