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"To say the least a town life makes one more tolerant and liberal in one's judgement of others."
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"Beware: open-mindedness will often say, 'Everything is permissible except a sharp opinion."
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"Let's not hate the existence of hatred."
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"Give everyone room to mess up so that when they do you won't be disappointed and if they don't you'll be impressed."
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"The Koran and the laws of all civilized nations legislate against the vilification of religions."
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"If your religion requires, as an article of faith, to hate people of other religions and faiths, you and your ism are screwed up, mate."
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"He wasn't sure he liked everything that was happening, but a lot of it was "cultural," apparently, and you couldn't object to that, so he didn't. "Cultural" sort of solved problems by explaining that they weren't really there."
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"Peace does not demand that everyone like or want the same reality."
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"Even suffering when wrapped in love, seems tolerable."
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"Without demolishing religious schools (madrassahs) and minarets and without abandoning the beliefs and ideas of the medieval age, restriction in thoughts and pains in conscience will not end. Without understanding that unbelief is a kind of religion, and that conservative religious belief a kind of disbelief, and without showing tolerance to opposite ideas, one cannot succeed. Those who look for the truth will accomplish the mission."
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"I am grateful for the rare opportunities to look at my circumstances from a higher perspective, one detached from the dim outlook I normally insist on seeing. These periodic glimpses show me life's grandeur."
Gratitude
"The sweetest melody that playson starry nights and wintry days,most soothing to my listening earsand calming to beleaguering fears,I call a symphony on air-the song of sweet, still silence rare."
Peace
"In an unfathomable expanse of universe supporting galaxies of star systems with orbiting planets innumerable, I am nothing. And yet to the few bodies encircling my tiny little spot in the world, I am essential."
Existence
"Nothing can squelch your fire except turning your back on the thing that fuels it."
Purpose
"Life isn't always kind. It isn't gentle and loving or sympathetic to the pains and sorrows of humanity. I, however, as an individual in control of my own actions, can be kind and loving, gentle and sympathetic to those around me, and in the process improve what life is for everyone."
Kindness
"You made me laugh at your jokes.You made me cry at your criticism.You made me shout at your lies.Then I noticed how in every case someone else was present, hearing you without laughter or tears or anger.I alone reacted.I see now; you never made me laugh or cry or rage.I chose to find humor.I chose to take offense.I chose to feel scorned.The truth is, you never had power over me."
Empowerment
"A monster's worst fear is of being found."
Fear
"I've yet to find another soul who believes in me with the same fervency as my mother."
Trust
"You may not know my reasons, but you can assume I have them and be kind."
Kindness
"There are days when writing is within my power and a story unfolds along a course I've already chosen. And then there are days when the words breathe on their own and take me by the hand, leading me along unfathomed paths. Either way, the end result is this author's fairytale."
Writing
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