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“They try to convince people that you're the only group they're after, when really, you're just the first one. They look for the first domino to knock down, the one people will give the least resistance to, the one they care about the least. And once they've done it, it might be too late for everyone else.”
― The Lilac People: A Novel
― The Lilac People: A Novel

“I can't remember the name of the piece, or the artist. Maybe it wasn't even an artwork. Why must I automatically assume that every strange object is a sculpture, that every public display of unorthodox behavior is an act of performance.”
― A Line Made By Walking
― A Line Made By Walking

“There should be a law passed to keep people like me from being alone with their thoughts for too long."
'Mona Rogers in Person”
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'Mona Rogers in Person”
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“The fact is that all the power in the world cannot transform someone who hates you into someone who likes you. It can turn a foe into a slave, but not into a friend. All the power in the world cannot transform a fanatic into an enlightened man. All the power in the world cannot transform someone thirsting for vengeance into a lover.”
― Judas
― Judas

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