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> [“Whether or not that’s how it is,” I said, “we must live according to what we believe, not the beliefs of others.” “The beliefs of others are not irrelevant, not when they shape the world we live in!” “I didn’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-graham/whether-or-not-that-s-how-it-is-i-said-we-must-live-according-to-what/)

[Jo Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-graham/)

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## More by Jo Graham

> [“Can the leopard change his spots?” Emrys mused. “Leopards have, but the other leopards don’t like it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-graham/can-the-leopard-change-his-spots-emrys-mused-leopards-have-but-the/)

[Jo Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-graham/)

> [“I want to know everything. I want to know how the clouds move and why islands fall into the sea. I want to know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-graham/i-want-to-know-everything-i-want-to-know-how-the-clouds-move-and-why/)

[Jo Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-graham/)

> [“The truth will make us free, Charmian. The best we can do is carry the banner proudly in our own time.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-graham/the-truth-will-make-us-free-charmian-the-best-we-can-do-is-carry-the/)

[Jo Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-graham/)

> [“Whether or not that’s how it is,” I said, “we must live according to what we believe, not the beliefs of others.” “The beliefs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-graham/whether-or-not-that-s-how-it-is-i-said-we-must-live-according-to-what/)

[Jo Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-graham/)

> [“How shall I raise dead men up to plow fields that are fallow? How shall I plant young olive trees?” Mikel smiled, and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-graham/how-shall-i-raise-dead-men-up-to-plow-fields-that-are-fallow-how/)

[Jo Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-graham/)

> [“We are all prisoners of our birthdays," I said, "Though we try to transcend them. We are creatures of our times, and sometimes our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-graham/we-are-all-prisoners-of-our-birthdays-i-said-though-we-try-to/)

[Jo Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-graham/)

> [“But you are imperfect, and you deserve to be.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-graham/but-you-are-imperfect-and-you-deserve-to-be/)

[Jo Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-graham/)

> [“Have you ever done something so horrible and so irreparable that you knew there was nothing you could ever do to fix it?” “No,”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-graham/have-you-ever-done-something-so-horrible-and-so-irreparable-that-you/)

[Jo Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-graham/)

> [“But if the things I believe are right and true, then what fear have I of challenge, for will those things I learn not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-graham/but-if-the-things-i-believe-are-right-and-true-then-what-fear-have-i/)

[Jo Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-graham/)

> [“There’s only one thing you can say when you come up against magic like this, and Mitch waited a long moment in silence to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-graham/there-s-only-one-thing-you-can-say-when-you-come-up-against-magic/)

[Jo Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-graham/)

> [“Yet I feel like Theseus running madly through the coils of the labyrinth with horrors following at my heels and every twist bringing a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-graham/yet-i-feel-like-theseus-running-madly-through-the-coils-of-the/)

[Jo Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-graham/)

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