"We all fight on two fronts, the one facing the enemy, the one facing what we do to the enemy."

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Source : Joseph Boyden (2006). “Three Day Road”, p.261, Penguin

Joseph Boyden

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“A nation of slaves is always prepared to applaud the clemency of their master who, in the abuse of absolute power, does not proceed to the last extremes of injustice and oppression.”
“Charm might be described as enlightened self-interest, a development of one's best self. ... In the simplest possible terms, I think genuine charm is an unmotivated interest in others.”

Source : Arlene Francis (1960). “That Certain Something; the Magic of Charm”
“Each film has its processes. It doesn't mean that all animated films have to be like "Boy and the World," but creators have to have total freedom. There are films that are born with the purpose to sell. They are still admirable films with great artists and great visuals, but we wanted to use a more radical approach to create art. That's what we tried to do.”
“If no one remembers a misdeed or names it publically, it remains invisible. To the observer, its victim is not a victim and its perpetrator is not a perpetrator; both are misperceived because the suffering of the one and the violence of the other go unseen. A double injustice occurs-the first when the original deed is done and the second when it disappears.”
“I always go into a film situation depressed and fearful.”
“We need to find ways to communicate with each other.”

Source : Source: latinalista.com
“I have a lot of compassion for human beings in life experiences, so I allow myself to feel what these characters are feeling and don't have a problem accepting that.”
“It is always the best policy to speak the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.”

Source : The Idler Feb. 1892, p. 118

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