He said, speaking more to himself than to me: 'It was knowledge I sought. Knowledge which is clean and pure, far above the cheating and deceiving in which most men spend their lives.' And do you not find it, ' I asked, 'this knowledge which you prize?' In part, ' he said. 'I find other things, too. Things I do not desire but must accept. There is still cheating and deceiving. John Christopher
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The quote talks about the idea of knowledge and how it is a valuable thing in our lives. To value knowledge, you must know what you don’t want in your life. When we think we have everything in life, we will not be able to really appreciate everything in our lives. In the end, we must decide what is important in our lives and how much we can do without. We need to keep an eye out for things that could cause us harm when they show up.

Source: Beyond The Burning Lands

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