Authors Note This is Chapter 2 of the Chronicles of A Blind Lawyer series. If you haven’t had a chance to read Chapter 1, you can find it here. Disclaimer: Please note that while this series is inspired by real-life experiences shared by lawyers, it is a work of fiction. All characters appearing in this […]
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We learn from history that we learn nothing from history. George Bernard Shaw I’m a bit of a nerd. I love history, and always have loved history. From Ancient Greece, Rome, the Byzantine empire through to the Cold War, I find the going ons of humanity fascinating. To my shame, I’ve never explored the history
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Telling someone with depression to pull themselves together is about as useful as telling someone with cancer to just stop having cancer. Ricky Gervais Disability and mental health are two significant aspects of an individual’s well-being that are often viewed in isolation. However, they are more intertwined than one might think – much like the tangled wired headphones we used
It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. Albus Dumbledore (JK Rowling) The Harry Potter books have a special place in my heart because they were the first popular culture books I could access (via Stephen Fry’s terrific audiobooks) at the same time my classmates were voraciously
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I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent’s youth and inexperience Ronald Reagan The above is a classic witty response the then 69 year old Ronald Reagan had in a 1984 US presidential debate when he was asked about whether his age
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