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— Iris Murdoch"A letter is a barrier, a reprieve, a charm against the world, an almost infallible method of acting at a distance."
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War is honorable In those who do their native rights maintain; In those whose swords an iron barrier are Between the lawless spoiler and the weak; But is, in those who draw th' offensive blade For added power or gain, sordid and despicable As meanest office of the worldly churl.
— Joanna Baillie
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That is the fearful part of having been near death. One knows how easy it is to die. The barriers that are up for everybody else are down for you, and you've only to slip through.
— Katherine Mansfield
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