"Few authors understand themselves, and a proper reader must not only understand his author but also be able to see beyond him"

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Source : "Briefwechsel, vol. VI". Book by Arthur Henkel, 1955-1975.

Johann Georg Hamann

#Able Quotes #Reader Quotes

“The Americans are good, but America will be taken over and destroyed from the inside by the Zionist lobby. The Americans do not see this. They are getting decadent. Zionists will use this to destroy them.”
“I think people who don't have conflict in their lives are just trying to please people and not really living life to the fullest.”
“My observations of Japanese naval fighting men, their abilities and equipment led me to believe that they gave a better account of themselves than we did.”
“We made air attacks on the Japanese anchorage, sinking and damaging several vessels. However, the Japanese were alerted to the fact that American carriers were nearby.”
“A mother's prayers, silent and gentle, can never miss the road to the throne of all bounty.”
“Soul or Intelligence destined to possess the sense of Identity.”

Source : Helen Vendler (1988). “The Music of what Happens: Poems, Poets, Critics”, Harvard University Press
“If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know.”

Source : "Jazz Giants of the 20th Century/ Taglines". www.imdb.com. 2007.
“The entire history of human desire takes about seventy minutes to tell. Unfortunately, we donâ€™t have that kind of time.”

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