“Seems to me-" Lee said, feeling for the words, "seems to me the place you fight cruelty is where you find it, and the place you give help is where you see it needed….”

—  Philip Pullman

Source: His Dark Materials Trilogy: The Golden Compass / The Subtle Knife / The Amber Spyglass

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