"Blue is the smoke of wrar, white the bones of men."

-- Du Fu

#War Quotes #Men Quotes #White Quotes

“I think there's something quite interesting about the almost tragic quality of a lot of overwrought prose, because it has a much more self-conscious awareness of its own failure to touch the real.”
“As South Korea shows, active participation in international trade does not require free trade. Indeed, had South Korea pursued free trade and not promoted infant industries, it would not have become a major trading nation. It would still be exporting raw materials (e.g., tungsten ore, fish, seaweed) or low-technology, low-price products (e.g., textiles, garments, wigs made with human hair) that used to be its main export items in the 1960s.”

Source : Ha-Joon Chang (2007). “Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism”, Bloomsbury Press
“People going into the cities for the opportunities and the towns are getting older, no young people.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“If I die tomorrow or in a year, it is the same â€” it is the message you leave behind you that counts.”
“Your writing is still yours, no matter what the contract or your editor might say. Trust your gut. It knows when you're screwing up. Your brain will lie to you. It loves the paycheck, it loves positive feedback. Your gut is under no obligation to make you feel good.”

Source : "Survival Tips for the Newbie Writer" by Gail Simone, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 4, 2011.
“I found out the hard way that if we don't disciple people, the culture sure will.”

Source : Alan Hirsch (2009). “The Forgotten Ways”, p.111, Baker Books
“Wrong believing puts people in a prison. Right believing is a light that illuminates the path to freedom out of this prison.”
“Reading is untidy, discursive and perpetually inviting.”

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