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by Omar El Akkad (Goodreads Author)

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“The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.”
― Thomas Szasz

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“In times of war, the law falls silent.

Silent enim leges inter arma”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

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“There is nothing inhuman, evil, or irrational which does not give some comfort, provided it is shared by a group.”
― Erich Fromm, Psychoanalysis and Religion

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“The first draft of anything is shit.”
― Ernest Hemingway

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“There is truth and then again there is truth. For all that the world is full of people who go around believing they've got you or your neighbor figured out, there really is no bottom to what is not known. The truth about us is endless. As are the lies.”
― Philip Roth, The Human Stain

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