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“But something told Malcolm that plumbing made gurgling noises, not stealthy creeping noises.”

Quote by Tom Holt

Book:Expecting Someone Taller

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Expecting Someone Taller

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Tom Holt

Tom Holt is a British novelist known for his humorous and satirical style. Born on September 13, 1961, he has been active in the literary world since the early 1980s. Holt's works span a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, and humorous novels. more

“Someone just broke into your house and they are looking for you…you don’t have a phone to call the police. Do you A. Go toward them w/a weapon of sorts to combat or B. Hide w/weapon of sorts until they find you? I’m going straight toward them because the way my anxiety is set up, nobody puts baby in a corner! Sitting in a closet wouldn’t work for me. I’m shooting everything that moves.”

Anxiety Survival Protection Panic Ptsd Fight Or Flight Intruder

Author:Niedria Kenny

“In an effort to justify the prohibition of 186 species of mushroom, including the ‘offending’ psilocybin containing mushrooms sold to the public through smart shops, Dutch Minister of Health, Dr. Ab Klink, refers to the high instance of anxiety and ‘even paranoia’ experienced by those who use them. He makes no mention of the very low incidence of harm (social or otherwise) involving fresh psilocybin containing mushrooms, or the disproportionate number of alcohol and tobacco related deaths, injuries and social disruptions. We are left with an impression that the Minister believes the state has a duty to banish fear itself. This exemplifies the degree to which scientific and medical rationales may become confused with moral and ideological commitments that undermine the ‘wall of separation between Church and State,’ a fundamental tenet of modern democracy.”

Fear Paranoia Psilocybin Wall Of Separation Smart Shop

Book:Entheogens, Society and Law: The Politics of Consciousness, Autonomy and Responsibility

Source: Entheogens, Society and Law: The Politics of Consciousness, Autonomy and Responsibility

“Anyone who looked more white folkish than herself was better than she was in her criteria, therefore it was right that they should be cruel to her at times, just as she was cruel to those more negroid than herself in direct ratio to their negroness.”

Social Disease

Book:Their Eyes Were Watching God

Source: Their Eyes Were Watching God

“It doesn't follow that a nasty habit of mind is any less nasty because it's ancestral. It doesn't follow you can't cure it. Why scratch fleas for ever? Gambling, speculation, is a social disease. It's as natural and desirable as -- syphilis...”