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1 " The Bible may, indeed does, contain a warrant for trafficking in humans, for ethnic cleansing, for slavery, for bride-price, and for indiscriminate massacre, but we are not bound by any of it because it was put together by crude, uncultured human mammals. "
― Christopher Hitchens , God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
2 " Beauty is not a warrant for wellbeing and so does happiness not hinge on social success, but is only tangible via intricate, meandering discovery journeys in the mind. (" Absence of beauty was like hell" ) "
3 " Um..." Hazel faltered. " You mean you won't... you're not going to-" " Claim your life?" Thantos asked. " Well, let's see..." He pulled a pure-black iPad from thin air. Death, tapped the screen a few times, and all Frank could think was: Please don't let there be an app for reaping souls. " I don't see you on the list," Thantos said. " Pluto gives me specific orders for escaped souls, you see. For some reason, he has not issued a warrant for yours. Perhaps he feels your life is not finished, or it could be n oversight. If you'd like me to call and ask-" " No!" Hazel yelped. " That's okay." " Are you sure?" Death asked helpfully. " I have video-conferencing enabled. I have his Skype address here somewhere... "
4 " Nothing like having a warrant for your execution to get a girl motivated. "
― Maria V. Snyder , Fire Study (Study, #3)
5 " I stand here on the summit of the mountain. I lift my head and I spread my arms. This, my body and spirit, this is the end of the quest. I wished to know the meaning of all things. I am the meaning. I wished to find a warrant for being. I need no warrant for being, and no word of sanction upon my being. I am the warrant and the sanction. Neither am I the means to any end others may wish to accomplish. I am not a tool for their use. I am not a servant of their needs. I am not a sacrifice on their alters. "
― Ayn Rand , Anthem
6 " At least in Russia, you cannot just go and tap into someone's phone conversation without a warrant issued by court. That's more or less the way a civilized society should go about fighting terrorism. "
