"Not all is certainty in our world, Karigan. If it were there'd be no opportunity for faith; and then it would be a very dull existence."

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Source : Kristen Britain (2007). “The High King's Tomb: Book Three of Green Rider”, p.467, Penguin

Kristen Britain

#Opportunity Quotes #Our World Quotes #Dull Quotes

“In its present terms, the global system values property over human life.”

Source : William Greider (1998). “One World, Ready Or Not: The Manic Logic of Global Capitalism”, p.359, Simon and Schuster
“Behind every glorious facade there is always hidden something ugly.”
“Weird heroes and mould-breaking champions exist as living proof to those who need it that the tyranny of 'the rat race' is not yet final.”
“What has brought unique, irreplaceable me - out of all the possibilities of life-here, now, to this? Was all my youth-the paper route after school, the stolen moments in the back seats of borrowed cars, the football workouts, the cramming for finals-meant to end this way, dying in a muddy paddy?”
“Love alone is never a good enough reason to marry.”
“On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does.”
“Is it in these bottomless nights that you sleep in exile?”
“Weirdly, when I was in drama school my accent probably got stronger because of that sense of identity when you leave home and go to somewhere where there are loads of people from different places. Holding on to being Welsh and where I was from was a real crutch for me.”

Source : Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. April 25, 2016.

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