"And in this silence of the dumb and these speeches of the blind, in this medly of people bound together by the same grief, terror and hope, in this hatred and lack of understanding between men who spoke the same tongue, you could see much of the tragedy of the twentieth century."

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Source : Vasily Grossman (2011). “Life And Fate (Vintage Classic Russians Series)”, p.17, Random House

Vasily Grossman

#Grief Quotes #Men Quotes #People Quotes

“The moon is always jealous of the heat of the day, just as the sun always longs for something dark and deep.”
“Every day, my daddy told me the same thing. 'Once a task is just begun, never leave it till it's done. Be the labour great or small, do it well or not at all.'”
“You can't play bass in a vacuum.”
“One of the things Ford Prefect had always found hardest to understand about humans was their habit of continually stating and repeating the very very obvious.”
“My professional life has been about public service. My personal life I define very intently through my family.”

Source : Harry Houdini (2007). “Miracle Mongers and Their Methods: A Complete ExposT”, p.6, Cosimo, Inc.
“Not everyone who started with you will finish with you. Be willing to go without them if you have to.”
“We are all connected to each other, in a circle, in a hoop that never ends,”
“There is a pleasure in being mad, which none but madmen know.”

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