"What is law? Is it what is on the books, or what is actually enacted and obeyed in a society? Or is law what must be enacted and obeyed, whether or not it is on the books, if things are to go right?"

-- Bernhard Schlink

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“Choosing the right mask helps you... We went through many masks. It was very particular leather that as soon as you smudged it, you had to get a new one. We went through about 55 masks.”
“I come alive when I look into my boyfriend's eyes, when I embrace him, when I hold his hand and I am completely present and appreciative of all his love.”
“I thought symphaths didn't have a conscience." "I'm half my mother's boy, too. So I have a little." "Aren't you lucky." The Reverend's chin dipped down, and his eyes flashed pure, purple evil for a split second. Then he smiled. "Noâ€¦ all the rest of you are fortunate.”
“We can do things the cheap way, the simple way, for the short-term and without regard for the future. Or, we can make the extra effort, do the hard work, absorb the criticism and make decisions that will cause a better future.”

Source : Michael Rounds' State of the State Address at the South Dakota State Capitol, legis.sd.gov. January 11, 2005.
“The secret to feeling attractive, and to being attractive, is the confidence that comes from knowing who you are and what you believe in.”
“If, in the end, you have not chosen Jesus Christ it will not matter what you have chosen.”
“Uncertainty and fear and ignorance about immigrants, about people who are different, has a history as old as our Nation.”
“Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better.”

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