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Amanda
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Jan 22, 2013 06:21PM

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"Memory is the resurrection. The dead move among us the living in our memory and that is the resurrection."
and
"Pearl suspected God didn't love human beings much. She suspected that what He loved most was Nothingness."

This quote:
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/2172...
Should read:
"Watch your thoughts, they become words;
watch your words, they become actions;
watch your actions, they become habits;
watch your habits, they become character;
watch your character, for it becomes your destiny."
And it should be attributed to Frank Outlaw, not Lao Tse.
Also, this quote:
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/5895...
is from a biopic about Margaret Thatcher. The dialogue is mostly just the Frank Outlaw quote, and in any case should be attributed to the movie's screenwriter, not Margaret Thatcher herself. Or maybe just deleted?
For reference:
http://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/01/...
Thank you!

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/3233...

This quote:
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/2172...
Should read:
"Watch your..."
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https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/2172...