"The idea wasn't to make a direct political statement since the current economic collapse hadn't begun when we started on the book. The parallels I'm most interested in are the ways that human nature never changes, no matter how far back in time you look."

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Source : Source: therumpus.net

James Vance

#Book Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Political Quotes

“Being proud of your nationality is like congratulating yourself for inheriting money.”
“I am who I am. In politics when you treat people well and they know you're honest, straight and sincere, I think it's an advantage. Just because somebody comes from a hard-boiled political culture doesn't make him a good U.S. senator.”
“I figure guys are like Whitman's Samplers. I like to take a little bite out of each and then move on before the whole box gets stale.”
“The more we are true to ourselves, the more we can connect with and contribute to the world.”
“Child and serpent, star and stone â€” all one.”

Source : P. L. Travers (2014). “Mary Poppins: 80th Anniversary Collection”, p.175, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“Fieldes have eies and woods have eares.”

Source : "Proverbs". Book by John Heywood, 1546.
“Whenever people with money have power over people with less money, you have the potential for exploitation.”
“Simple stories... emerge as lovely films or television pieces.”

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