"In order to be cruel we have to……" — J M Coetzee
"In order to be cruel we have to close our hearts to the suffering of the other."
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- It's a brilliant surface in that sunlight. The horizon seems quite close to you because the curvature is so much… — Neil Armstrong
- I have always drawn strength from being close to home. — Arthur Ashe
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- Time is compressed like the fist I close on my knee... I hold inside it the clues and solutions and… — Margaret Atwood
- Because we can't escape our ancient hunger to live close to nature, we encircle the house with lawns and gardens,… — Diane Ackerman
- What friends or kindred can be so close and intimate as the powers of our soul, which, whether we will… — Teresa of Avila
- A man's illness is his private territory and, no matter how much he loves you and how close you are,… — Lauren Bacall
- I want to be very close to someone I respect and admire and have somebody who feels the same way… — Richard Bach
- Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you… — Francis Bacon
- Completeness? Happiness? These words don't come close to describing my emotions. There truly is nothing I can say to capture… — Anita Baker
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