“Religion isn't the cause of wars, it's the excuse.”
Jasper Fforde book The Eyre Affair
Source: The Eyre Affair
“Your father always tries to see the good side of people; to find the excuse. But sometimes there isn't a good side. There isn't an excuse.
(Mom - to Lara Lington)”
— Sophie Kinsella, book Twenties Girl
Source: Twenties Girl
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