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“Maybe God is a kind of big kid, playing with his toys. If he is, what difference does it make of 700 people get killed in a hurricane--or if seven kids go to church and get dipped in a big tank of expensive water?”

Quote by Octavia E. Butler

Book:Parable of the Sower
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Parable of the Sower

In this novel, a young woman named Laisha leads her family through a post-apocalyptic world, facing the challenges of a society ravaged by environmental collapse and social upheaval. more

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Octavia E. Butler

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Book:The Indispensable Milton Friedman: Essays on Politics and Economics
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