"I soothe my conscience now with the thought that it is better for hard words to be on paper than that Mummy should carry them in her heart."

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I believe we are still so innocent. The species are still so innocent that a person who is apt to be murdered believes that the murderer, just before he puts the final wrench on his throat, will have enough compassion to give him one sweet cup of water.

— Maya Angelou