"For me Oliver Twist is a political novel. It is a furious critique of the treatment of orphans and poor children who were forced to spend their early lives in ghastly institutions."

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Henning Mankell

#Children Quotes #Political Quotes #Twists Quotes

“I really think that it's better to retire, in Uncle Earl's terms, when you still have some snap left in your garters.”
“Coming back to Yes is like never having left. Even when I have not been in the band, I have always felt part of it.”
“Oh, sure. Of course, they say now that weâ€™ve got Freud and the motorcar, God is dead.â€ â€œHeâ€™s not dead; just very tired.”
“Looking back at my life's voyage, I can only say that it has been a golden trip.”
“Real loneliness is not necessarily limited to when you are alone.”
“The preaching that ignores the doctrine of Hell lowers the holiness of God and degrades the work of Christ.”
“If we talk about the environment, for example, we have to talk about environmental racism - about the fact that kids in South Central Los Angeles have a third of the lung capacity of kids in Santa Monica.”
“How can one, who eats the flesh of others to swell his flesh, show compassion?”

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