"A win by an unsound combination, however showy, fills me with artistic horror"

-- Wilhelm Steinitz

#Winning Quotes #Chess Quotes #Artistic Quotes

“God does not want to control you, or stifle you, or manipulate you, or force you to do anything you don't want to do. Quite the opposite. God will let you do whatever you want to do, whenever you want to do it, with whomever you want to do it, and as often as you want to do it. When was the last time God stopped you from doing anything?”
“When it comes to world news, attitude is what marks the distinction between justice and vengeance. Justice is pure, but vengeance brings more ruin.”
“No one knew I was gay growing up but I was bullied. I was a cheerleader, fairly popular and considered straight.”
“Don't you know the man whose life you spare will always hate you?”

Source : Lian Hearn (2008). “Across the Nightingale Floor: Tales of the Otori”, p.99, Pan Macmillan
“Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we need sight.”
“Subsequently, the Japanese people experienced a variety of vicissitudes and were involved in international disputes, eventually, for the first time in their history, experiencing the horrors of modern warfare on their own soil during World War II.”
“A test of a Christian's character is what he does after he comes to the blockade in the road and what his attitude is after everything has left him except Jesus.”
“Failure happened. The trick was to accept the risk and try anyway.”

Source : Ilona Andrews (2010). “Bayou Moon”, p.80, Penguin

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