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“a long habit of not thinking a thing WRONG, gives it a superficial appearance of being RIGHT, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defence of custom.”
― Common Sense
― Common Sense

“Most really pretty girls have pretty ugly feet, and so does Mindy Metalman, Lenore notices, all of a sudden.”
― The Broom of the System
― The Broom of the System

“He built a small house, called a cocoon, around himself. He stayed inside for more than two weeks. Then he nibbled a hole in the cocoon, pushed his way out and...
he was a beautiful butterfly!”
― The Very Hungry Caterpillar
he was a beautiful butterfly!”
― The Very Hungry Caterpillar

“Surely you couldn't be a good doctor and a terrible human being---surely the laws of man, if not God, didn't allow it.”
― Cutting for Stone
― Cutting for Stone
“He had done nothing on Christmas day, just wandered around outside in the frozen woods. Hard ground, chill winds and bare branches that looked like they'd been dipped in sugar. None of it seemed real, like walking around in a desolate dream, but one he didn't want to wake up from.”
― The Elephant Tree
― The Elephant Tree
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