"...and trauma had a way of burning memories deeper into the mind."
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"Don't tell anyone, but on the pagan day of the sun god Ra, I kneel at the foot of an ancient instrument of torture and consume ritualistic symbols of blood and flesh. ...And if any of you care to join me, come to the Harvard chapel on Sunday, kneel beneath the crucifix, and take Holy Communion."
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"When swimming into a dark tunnel,there arrives a point of no return when you no longer have enough breath to double back.your choice is to swim forward into the unknown....and pray for an exit"
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"Well, you know, in any novel you would hope that the hero has someone to push back against, and villains - I find the most interesting villains those who do the right things for the wrong reasons, or the wrong things for the right reasons. Either one is interesting. I love the gray area between right and wrong."
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"The information was kept hidden for the same reason we keep matches from children. In the correct hands, fire can provide illumination... but in the wrong hands, fire can be highly destructive."
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"Chaos was the natural law of the universe. Indifference was the engine of entropy. Man's apathy was the fertile ground in which the dark spirits tended their seeds."
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"God answers all prayers, but sometimes his answer is 'no'."
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"Medicine, electronic communications, space travel, genetic manipulation . . . these are the miracles about which we now tell our children. These are the miracles we herald as proof that science will bring us the answers. The ancient stories of immaculate conceptions, burning bushes, and parting seas are no longer relevant. God has become obsolete. Science has won the battle."
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"I believe that thinking about the problem … is your problem."
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"Wealth is commonplace but wisdom is rare. I beg you to remember that wealth without wisdom can often end in disaster."
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"The power of human thought grows exponentially with the number of minds that share that thought."
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"Oftentimes, those special brains, the ones that are capable of focusing more intently than others, do so at the expense of emotional maturity"
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"Skepticism has become a virtue. Cynicism and demand for proof has become enlightened thought. Is it any wonder that humans now feel more depressed and defeated than they have at any point in human history?"
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"Telling someone about what a symbol means is like telling someone how music should make them feel."
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"God, grant me strength to accept those things I cannot change."
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"Fear cripples faster than any implement of war."
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"It is always darkest before the dawn."
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"Langdon turned to Sophie. "Who is that? What... happened?" Teabing hobbled over. "You were rescued by a knight brandishing an Excalibur made by Acme Orthopedic."
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"Pain is a part of growing-up. It is how we learn."
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"When multiple explanations exist, the simplest is usually correct."
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