"Before my eyes are many miserable scenes, the suffering of others and myself forces my hands to move. I become a machine for writing."

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Source : "Literary witness to century of turmoil". "China Daily", November 24, 2003.

Ba Jin

#Moving Quotes #Writing Quotes #Eye Quotes

“to the Indian, politics are what the weather is to an Englishman. Politics are an introduction to a stranger on a train, they are the standard filler for embarrassing silences in conversation, they are the inevitable small talk at any social gathering.”

Source : Santha Rama Rau (1945). “Home to India”
“If you're a Bosnian and suddenly you get attacked by the Serbs, there's just one way of getting rid of your opponents. It's taking revenge and trying to fight as hard as you can.”
“We can lift ourselves, and others as well, when we refuse to remain in the realm of negative thought and cultivate within our hearts an attitude of gratitude.”
“If we're going to reach a broader audience, we have to stop thinking about that audience strictly in terms of teenage boys or even teenage girls. We need to think about things that are relevant to normal humans and not just the geeks we used to be.”
“Give me a little peace. A little? Why so modest? How about eternal peace? Now, there's a thought.”
“Punk rock and metal has always been a home to me, it's where I cut my teeth; and those are the friends that I have, and the bands that I love.”

Source : "BARONESS' John Dyer Baizley Interview About His Artwork Process". Interview with Michael Weigman, www.metalinjection.net. July 10, 2014.
“As long as you have the memories, you can be with that person forever.”
“The people of Floridas 2nd Congressional District said, Steve, go up there and fight to change the culture in Washington. Ive taken their instructions very seriously.”

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