"Conversion is not a repairing of the old building, but it takes all down and erects a new structure. It is not the sewing on a patch of holiness; but, with the true convert, holiness is woven into all his powers, principles and practice."

-- Joseph Alleine

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“Socialists do not merely want a welfare state, they absolutely must have one. They must have a grovelling dependent class from which to obtain their daily opiate: an hallucinogenic euphoria which comes from the delusion of being superior to and more altruistic than all others. They must have 'the poor, huddled masses' in much the same manner as vampires must have the blood of their victims.”
“The book was long, and difficult to read, and Klaus became more and more tired as the night wore on. Occasionally his eyes would close. He found himself reading the same sentence over and over. He found himself reading the same sentence over and over. He found himself reading the same sentence over and over.”
“Physics does not change the nature of the world it studies, and no science of behavior can change the essential nature of man, even though both sciences yield technologies with a vast power to manipulate the subject matters.”
“The only thing I really wanted to be was a beatnik, and look what happened: I ended up being in a band.”
“It's boring to have the same guy win. I'm actively rooting against myself.”
“Maybe I'm sad about wanting you. I'm not too comfortable with wanting someone.”
“Beauty is an enormous, unmerited gift given randomly, stupidly.”

Source : Khaled Hosseini (2013). “And the Mountains Echoed”, p.329, A&C Black
“I'm a believer. I don't go to church. I don't belong to any particular religion, but I do believe in God. I couldn't write what I write about and be creative without a certain form of belief.”

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