"One is but a shade of the other."

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Source : Danielle Trussoni (2010). “Angelology: A Novel”, p.81, Penguin

Danielle Trussoni

“You cannot affirm the power plant and condemn the smokestack, or affirm the smoke and condemn the cough”
“Rand rubbed his hands over his face. His anger had dissipated. â€œIâ€™m sorry, Yelena. I was backed into a corner and I couldnâ€™t get out without hurting someone.”
“Your mind is your prison when you focus on your fear.”
“One of the big draws of the show is here's a guy who is ordinary in a lot of ways but, due to his profession, he's placed in extraordinary situations that he has to make right with action and with thought. That's what is appealing about Jack - he takes charge.”
“Frodo: Go back, Sam! Iâ€™m going to Mordor alone. Sam: Of course you are, and Iâ€™m coming with you!”
“Your Nafs is just like a suckling child. If you do not take the pains to wean him, he will yearn for his mother's breast even when he's grown up. Therefore you should not try to satisfy your lust by indulging in sins. This will only increase the desire for more sins. The same is the case with the disease of gluttony. The more a person eats, the more his hunger increases.”
“Everyone is a Taoist at heart. Everyone would like to follow nature, but we don't have enough tools yet to put the philosophy into practice... as soon as someone gets sick, they fight the illness, rather than trying to find out the meaning or purpose behind it.”
“When I am starting a new game, I have to program it for the Apple, because I want to get all of the markets.”

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