It became clear to her that all men however respectable in appearance and however elevated their position in society were utter weaklings in front of a beautiful woman. The Yacoubian Building p. 42
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The writer of fiction is not a scholar but an artist impacted emotionally by characters from life who then strives to present these in his works. These characters present us with human truth but do not necessarily represent social truth.
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What led to September 11 is that most decision makers in the White House thought like you. They supported despotic regimes in the Middle East to multiply the profits of oil and arms companies and armed violence escalated and reached our shores.
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