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> [“Yep—the only obvious difference was the people. Now, instead of talking behind backs and whispering in circles, they were coming at her head-on, mouths open and nails extended. At least they were forthright for a change.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-w-piperbrook/yep-the-only-obvious-difference-was-the-people-now-instead-of-talking/)

[T.W. Piperbrook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-w-piperbrook/)

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## More by T.W. Piperbrook

> [“Hearts harden under the hammer of fear,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-w-piperbrook/hearts-harden-under-the-hammer-of-fear/)

[T.W. Piperbrook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-w-piperbrook/)

> [“Humanity had abused the earth, destroying their bodies and the environment, succumbing to selfishness and materialism.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-w-piperbrook/humanity-had-abused-the-earth-destroying-their-bodies-and-the/)

[T.W. Piperbrook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-w-piperbrook/)

> [“I have to fight back with the only weapon I have, my words. That is who I am. That is part of me as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-w-piperbrook/i-have-to-fight-back-with-the-only-weapon-i-have-my-words-that-is-who/)

[T.W. Piperbrook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-w-piperbrook/)

> [“The more technology we develop, the more people learn to withdraw from the real world.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-w-piperbrook/the-more-technology-we-develop-the-more-people-learn-to-withdraw-from/)

[T.W. Piperbrook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-w-piperbrook/)

> [“Humanity’s fate has always been sealed. We’ve just given you an expiration date.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-w-piperbrook/humanity-s-fate-has-always-been-sealed-we-ve-just-given-you-an/)

[T.W. Piperbrook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-w-piperbrook/)

> [“Howard was originally from California. In his eight years of service on the Sacramento streets, the officer had been shot twice, each time refusing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-w-piperbrook/howard-was-originally-from-california-in-his-eight-years-of-service/)

[T.W. Piperbrook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-w-piperbrook/)

> [“Yep—the only obvious difference was the people. Now, instead of talking behind backs and whispering in circles, they were coming at her head-on, mouths…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-w-piperbrook/yep-the-only-obvious-difference-was-the-people-now-instead-of-talking/)

[T.W. Piperbrook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-w-piperbrook/)

> [“When he returned, the hotel was engulfed in black smoke.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-w-piperbrook/when-he-returned-the-hotel-was-engulfed-in-black-smoke/)

[T.W. Piperbrook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-w-piperbrook/)

> [“humanity held certain goodness, certain decency; that by treating others fairly, the same fairness would be bestowed upon him. Over the past few years,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-w-piperbrook/humanity-held-certain-goodness-certain-decency-that-by-treating/)

[T.W. Piperbrook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-w-piperbrook/)

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