"There's a kinship among men who have sat by a dying fire and measured the worth of their life by it."

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William Golding

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“The child who is permitted to torment, or destroy, the minutest object in creation, who will wantonly tread upon a worm, or unhumanly pass a pin through the body of a fly, will in all probabiilty, as he increases in years, feel no more compunction at tormenting a fellow-creature, than he did in witnessing the wreathing agonies of a fly.”
“I mean, I haven't been completely lacking in some enjoyment of Chuck Berry or Buddy Holly. But I just didn't pay attention to that period of music, obviously.”
“A good teacher sees the commonality of all human beings and helps each individual find his uniqueness.”
“I think only a superb news or reportage picture could move me. Other photographs may leave a strong impression on me, but they don't move me.”
“The unutterable violence of the Holocaust shook our confidence in the possibility of telling any story of faith at all.”

Source : Timothy Radcliffe (2005). “Seven Last Words”, p.91, A&C Black
“Every time we decide for something, we lose something else. Buying a car is a great example. A lot of people not only read ratings before they buy their car but they continue afterwards - to make sure they really made the right choice.”
“Anything goes. You always find interesting things that way.”
“Flesh-eating by humans is unnecessary, irrational, anatomically unsound, unhealthy, unhygienic, uneconomic, unaesthetic, unkind and unethical. May I elaborate?”

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