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“Sometimes the greatest act of defiance is to care in a world that profits from apathy.”

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“There will be people who love the book whatever it is, because their attachment to George Smiley and the Circus is so deep that any slight touch of his hand is enough to bring them joy. There will be others who, for the exact same reason, cannot conceive of reading it, and whose hackles rise at the mention of my absurd hubris. To those people, who will inevitably be given the book by well-meaning family members, and who will have to pretend to be grateful through an instinctive snarl, I can only apologise: I hope that, perhaps in your bath after a particularly dismal day, you pick up the neglected volume on the basis that things can't possibly get any worse, and find that the appetite arrives in the eating. (from the Author's Note)”

Graciousness Sequel

Book:Karla's Choice

Source: Karla's Choice

“The weak mind is irritated at a little: the strong mind bears it like a rock which moveth not, though a thousand breakers dash upon it, and cast their pitiful malice in spray upon its summit.”

Peace Of Mind Self Discipline Graciousness

Book:Morning and Evening, Based on the English Standard Version

Source: Morning and Evening, Based on the English Standard Version

“Vagueness spurred him into knight errantry.”

Planning Romanticism Chivalry Graciousness

Book:A Room with a View

Source: A Room with a View

“It is the most miserable thing to feel ashamed at home.”

Relationships Family Marriage Forgiveness Parenthood Graciousness

Book:Great Expectations

Source: Great Expectations

“No low-trust society will ever produce sustained innovation.”

Relationships Risk Graciousness

Book:The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century

Source: The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century

“Men raised in a culture of blood revenge do not change in a day.”

Renewal Regeneration Graciousness Legalism

Book:The Secret Chord

Source: The Secret Chord

“People HAVE used me. But it don't matter I don't let it change me. – Mohammed Ali”

Bitterness Discipleship Graciousness

Book:Approaching Ali: A Reclamation in Three Acts

Source: Approaching Ali: A Reclamation in Three Acts

“We need to forgive the adolescent versions of ourselves, if only because we need the practice to forgive those who are maturing awkwardly in our lives.”

Perspective Maturation Graciousness

Author:Madam Secretary

“Time was when much of lawyering consisted (according to turn-of-the-century lawyer and statesman Elihu Root) in "telling would-be clients that they are damned fool's, and should stop.”

Leadership Unity Reconciliation Graciousness

Book:The Woven Figure: Conservatism and America's Fabric

Source: The Woven Figure: Conservatism and America's Fabric

“From the womb of sunset, sunrise finds its way, and the earth is splashed with a morning of gold. How darkness sprouts into light!”

Life Light Inspiration Earth Nature Morning Sunset Sunrise

Author:Jayita Bhattacharjee