But for the poor of a country where corruption thieved a great deal of opportunity, corruption was one of the genuine opportunities that remained.

#798

I tell Allah I love Him immensely, immensely. But I tell Him I cannot be better, because of how the world is.

#797

What you don't want is always going to be with you.
What you want is never going to be with you.
Where you don't want to go, you have to go.
And the moment you think you're going to live more, you're going to die.

#796

Much of what was said did not matter, and that much of what mattered could not be said.

#795

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