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It was senseless, as— I held my breath, feeling myself shiver with fear— as Billy's blindness was senseless.

— Chaim Potok The Chosen (1967)

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It is never pleasant to be a buffer, Reuven.

The Chosen (1967)

I don't understand why I wanted to kill you.

The Chosen (1967)

You can listen to silence, Reuven. I've begun to realize that you can listen to silence and learn from it. It has a quality and dimension all its own.

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Reuven, as you grow older you will discover that the most important things that will happen to you will often come as a result of silly things, as you call them— "ordinary things" is a better expression. That is the way the world is.

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