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They all crossed into forbidden territory. They all tampered with the laws that lay down who should be loved, and how. And how much.

— Arundhati Roy The God of Small Things (1997)

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"Another world is not only possible, she's on the way and, on a quiet day, if you listen very carefully you can hear her breathe."

Sometimes there's truth in old cliches. There can be no real peace without justice. And without resistance there will be no justice.

While, legally and constitutionally, speech may be free, the space in which that freedom can be exercised has been snatched from us and auctioned to the highest bidders.

An Ordinary Person's Guide to Empire (2005)

Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.

An Ordinary Person's Guide to Empire (2005)

People rarely win wars, governments rarely (completely) lose them. People (do completely) get killed.

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Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,
And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind.

William Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's Dream (1595)

To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.

Bertrand Russell Marriage and Morals (1929)

Not for the body, but for the heart; companion and company are needed.

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Love seldom haunts the breast where learning lies,
And Venus sets ere Mercury can rise.

Alexander Pope

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