"The Nephilim was something I'd known about since I was really young. If you're familiar with the first book of the Bible, Genesis, you see the sons of God seduce some of the women on the earth and they produce a race of people known as the Nephilim. According to legend they taught man about war, astrology, and magic. I'm fascinated by the idea,"

-- Carl McCoy

#War Quotes #Book Quotes #Son Quotes

“We often reward mediocrity because it is comforting. If they can do it, anyone can do it.”
“Since you came back from summer break, our entire relationship is about fooling around. We never talk anymore, and I'm sick of feeling guilty for not ripping my clothes off and spreading my legs to prove I love you.”
“How can you teach someone to be creative? You have to create yourself.”
“It is the great sadness of our species that we have not found a way to eliminate the conflict and to eliminate violence as a device to resolve our conflicts throughout the entire history of the human race.”
“Thomas More: ...And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned around on you--where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat? This country's planted thick with laws from coast to coast--man's laws, not God's--and if you cut them down...d'you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then? Yes, I'd give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety's sake.”

Source : A Man for All Seasons act 1 (1960)
“Maybe nothing will ever change for us,â€ he said. â€œBut donâ€™t you want to be around just in case it does?”
“Also she signed away the right to self-destruct years ago. The fine print on the birth certificate, her friends call it.”

Source : Jenny Offill (2014). “Dept. of Speculation”, p.79, Vintage
“As for myself, my course is clear. A British subject I was born - a British subject I will die. With my utmost effort, with my latest breath, will I oppose the 'veiled treason' which attempts by sordid means and mercenary proffers to lure our people from their allegiance.”

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