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" My revulsion at this place of our lives--this society of which we are a part--seems not to immediately admit an obvious truth: the people who are ground to bits by our horrific thoughtlessness, selfishness, greed, though they may not know in each case why it has happened, they do not need to know. These things have happened so often that it becomes clear: a man like this did not die because of what he did but because of what he was. We are the ones who have the privilege of having things happen to use because of what we do. Not everyone is so lucky. "

Jesse Ball , The Divers' Game


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Jesse Ball quote : My revulsion at this place of our lives--this society of which we are a part--seems not to immediately admit an obvious truth: the people who are ground to bits by our horrific thoughtlessness, selfishness, greed, though they may not know in each case why it has happened, they do not need to know. These things have happened so often that it becomes clear: a man like this did not die because of what he did but because of what he was. We are the ones who have the privilege of having things happen to use because of what we do. Not everyone is so lucky.