"What a curious power words have."

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Source : Tadeusz Borowski (1976). “This way for the gas, ladies and gentlemen”, Penguin (Non-Classics)

Tadeusz Borowski

#Curious Quotes

“As I have pointed out, it is the Christian tradition that is the most fundamental element in Western culture. It lies at the base not only of Western religion, but also of Western morals and Western social idealism.”

Source : Christopher Dawson, Gerald J. Russello (1998). “Christianity and European Culture (Selections from the Work of Christopher Dawson)”, p.118, CUA Press
“Civil union is less than marriage. Marriage is a sacred and valued institution and ought to be afforded equal protection.”
“No one will argue that writing is an easy profession. Getting someone to pay you for your words isnâ€™t easy. But there are strategies you can use to simplify the process and transform what you can produce.”
“Today solemn exposition of the Blessed Sacrament is the grace and need of our time. Society will be restored and renewed when all its members group themselves around our Emmanuel.”
“I learnt to sing in Bengali, my mother tongue, then went on to sing in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Gujarati and every possible Indian language.”
“You write that first draft really to see how it's going to come out.”
“A knowledgeable and courageous U.S. president could help enormously in leading the world's nations toward saving the climate.”
“If there's nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come, there is nothing more ubiquitously pervasive than an idea whose time won't go.”

Source : Elizabeth Janeway (1971). “Man's world, woman's place: a study in social mythology”

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