"I do like people to read the books twice, because I write my novels about ideas which concern me deeply and I think are important, and therefore I want people to take them seriously. And to read it twice of course is taking it seriously."

-- William Golding

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“Christianity, by introducing into Europe the truest principles of humanity, universal benevolence, and brotherly love, had happily abolished civil slavery. Let us who profess the same religion practice its precepts... by agreeing to this duty.”

Source : Richard Henry Lee (1825). “Memoir of the Life of Richard H. Lee, and His Correspondence with the Most Distinguished Men in America and Europe”, p.19
“The butchering may continue as it will, it shall remain the historical guilt of the Western powers that they did not promptly provide the sharpest preventative measures against the continued attack-politics Germany undertook. Possibilities existed for this, but no measures were seized upon.”

Source : Diary entry, May 29, 1940.
“Sometimes a 3-1 favorite loses. That's why they call it gambling, and that's why they keep flipping over the cards.”
“I was kicked out of school one year for streaking.”
“I worked for the Office of Management and Budget in the White House, on nuclear energy policy. But I decided it would be much more fun to have a specialty food store, so I left Washington D.C. and moved to the Hamptons. And how glad I am that I did!”

Source : "Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics". Live chat, www.washingtonpost.com. November 24, 2008.
“Everyone may not be good, but there's always something good in everyone. Never judge anyone shortly because every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.”
“Our Father in Heaven has promised us peace in times of trial and has provided a way for us to come to Him in our need. He has given us the privilege and power of prayer. He has told us to â€˜pray alwaysâ€™ and has promised He will pour out his Spirit upon us.”
“Physics Works, and I'm still alive!”

Source : "Top of the iTunes chart: meet the professor who's making physics cool" by Dan Glaister, www.theguardian.com. December 19, 2007.

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