"They learned no compassion from their own anguish. thus their suffering was wasted."

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Source : BETTY SMITH (1947). “A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN MAGGIE NOW”

Betty Smith

#Compassion Quotes #Suffering Quotes #Anguish Quotes

“Some men develop their own singularity. Football makes men conform to stereotypes: the warrior or the hunter. Football produces a certain kind of masculinity - the drunk kind, the king who will yell the worst nationalist's ideas. In front of those, it is very difficult to be a dignified woman.”
“If I don't talk about my religion, if I say I'm not discussing it or different humanitarian things I'm working on, they're like, 'He's avoiding it.' If I do talk about it, it becomes, 'Oh, he's proselytizing.'”
“History is full of the dead weight of things which have escaped the control of the mind, yet drive man on with a blind force.”
“Be just: the unjust never prosper. Be valiant: die rather than yield. Be merciful: slay neither old men, children, nor women. Destroy neither fruit trees, grain, nor cattle. Keep your word, even to your enemies.”
“I never meant to be but a dreamer.”
“Were designed for persistence hunting, which is a mix of running and walking. Whats built into that kind of running is a sense of pleasure. You are designed and built and perfect for this activity, and it should be enjoyable and fun.”
“Frankly, reviews aremostly for peoplewho still read.Like most of the written word, it isgoing the way of the dinosaur.”
“I have a tendency sometimes to get too logical with what I'm writing, just because I want it to be kind of perfect.”

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