That's why I'm talking to you. You are one of the rare people who can separate your observation from your preconception. You see what is, where most people see what they expect.

— John Steinbeck

Allowing a person or thing to leave your life, without further pain is the basis of humanity. Everything else is the reason (theology).

— Shannon L. Alder

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Mounting tensions in Eastern Europe send shivers down the spine. Barely a quarter of a century after the end of the Cold War we seem to be sliding inexorably towards another.

— Alex Morritt

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