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“Imagine living in a world where we no longer believe that war can lead to peace. War can't lead to peace anymore than ignorance can lead to knowledge. War leads to premature death, pain, suffering, hatred, fear and more separation.”
― Renée Paule, Just Around The Bend: Más o Menos

“No one recognises the happiest moment of their lives as they are living it. It may well be that in a moment of joy, one might sincerely believe that they are living that golden instant 'now', even having lived such moments before, but whatever they say, in one part of their hearts they still believe that a happier moment to come. Because how could anyone, particularly anyone who is young, carry on with the belief that everything could only get worse: if a person is happy enough to think he has reached the happiest moment of his life, he will be hopeful enough to believe his future will be just as beautiful.”
― Orhan Pamuk, The Museum of Innocence

“The only way to learn is to live.”
― Matt Haig, The Midnight Library

“Us" versus "them" is not in our genes. It is something we learn.”
― Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, Beasts: What Animals Can Teach Us About the Origins of Good and Evil