Anything that elicits an immediate nod of recognition has only reconfirmed a prejudice.

Don Paterson
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  2. We look at each other a second. " I'm tired of the rules, " I say. Aibileen chuckles and looks out the window. I realise how thin this revelation must sound to her. - Kathryn Stockett

  3. He knew that prejudice was a necessary part of the weak spirit of some men. - Dan Groat

  4. I know you despise me; allow me to say, it is because you do not understand me. - Elizabeth Gaskell

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More Quotes By Don Paterson
  1. Inconveniently, books are all the pages in them, not just the ones you choose to read.

  2. After a long period of reflection, he decided that he was in fact right yet again.

  3. Anything that elicits an immediate nod of recognition has only reconfirmed a prejudice.

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