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“I began to see that for some, religion was just a form of politics you couldn’t criticize.”
― My Life on the Road
― My Life on the Road

“Two worst things as can happen to a child is never to have his own way - or always to have it.”
― The Secret Garden
― The Secret Garden
“Never underestimate women; there is a good reason the queen is the most powerful piece on the chessboard.”
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“In secret places we can think and imagine, we can feel angry or sad in peace. There is something to be said for just being, without worrying about offending anyone.”
― The Secret Garden
― The Secret Garden

“So the question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be. Will we be extremists for hate or for love? Will we be extremists for the preservation of injustice or for the extension of justice? In that dramatic scene on Calvary's hill three men were crucified. We must never forget that all three were crucified for the same crime--the crime of extremism. Two were extremists for immorality, and thus fell below their environment. The other, Jesus Christ, was an extremist for love, truth and goodness, and thereby rose above his environment.”
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