"Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die."

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No self-respecting feminist could argue with the claim that the novel is more likely to accept existing power structures than not. But there's a vast difference, surely, between Dickens saying Indians should be exterminated and a Dave Eggers writing eloquently about the NSA, but not being as outspoken on American military power abroad.

— Kamila Shamsie