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The quote argues that treating depression as if it automatically makes someone dangerous is unfair and harmful. It compares that stigma to linking an entire religion with terrorism, which spreads prejudice through harmful generalization.
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Originally said in English.
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About Matt Haig
English author and journalist
Matt Haig is an English author and journalist. He writes both fiction and non-fiction for children and adults, and his work often sits within speculative fiction. He is known for moving between age groups and forms, with books that range across children’s and adult literature. His writing often reflects the imaginative and speculative side of fiction, while also including non-fiction work.
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Books by Matt Haig
The Midnight Library
2020
How to stop time
2018
A Boy Called Christmas
2016
Reasons to stay alive
2016
The Humans
2023