“Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill! You knew, didn’t you? I’m part of you? Close, close, close! I’m the reason why it’s no go? Why things are what they are?”

— William Golding, book Lord of the Flies

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“You can close your eyes to the things you don't want to see, but you can't close your heart to the things you don't want to feel.”

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Also attributed to Chester Bennington (singer of Linkin Park)

“Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill! You knew, didn’t you? I’m part of you? Close, close, close! I’m the reason why it’s no go? Why things are what they are?”

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