"A wide and vague impression exists that so-called Eastern religion is more contemplative, innocuous, and humane than the proselytizing monotheisms of the West. Don't believe a word of this: try asking the children of Indochina who were dumped by their parents for inherited deformities that were attributed to sins in a previous 'life."

-- Christopher Hitchens

#Atheist Quotes #Children Quotes #Believe Quotes

“Melody is disarming. It's anarchic!”
“I've actually become much, much dumber through being married and having these children. I find that I'm not half as sharp that I once was. I can't even help them with their 4th and 5th grade vocabulary and math work at this point.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Though sympathy alone can't alter facts, it can help to make them more bearable.”
“Teachers themselves know if there's a colleague who can't keep control or keep the interest of their class, it affects the whole school.”
“Burgundy makes you think of silly things; Bordeaux makes you talk about them, and Champagne makes you do them.”
“Oh it's a pebble... But it's a really nice pebble Dad thanks.”

Source : Angie Sage (2012). “Magyk: Septimus Heap”, p.62, A&C Black
“When I was younger, I loved graveyards. They weren't spooky so much as mysterious. Each tombstone another story to uncover. Another life to learn about. Now that I'm older - I won't say how old - I hate graveyards. The only life - or rather death - I see in the tombstones is my own.”
“I detest my past, and anyone else's. I detest resignation, patience, professional heroism and obligatory beautiful feelings. I also detest the decorative arts, folklore, advertising, voices making announcements, aerodynamism, boy scouts, the smell of moth balls, events of the moment, and drunken people.”

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