"And, with much of Europe occupied by Nazi Germany, and Mussolini's armies in Albania, on the Greek frontier, one wasn't sure what came next. So, don't trust the telephone. Or the newspapers. Or the radio. Or tomorrow."

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Source : Alan Furst (2010). “Spies of the Balkans: A Novel”, p.4, Random House

Alan Furst

#Army Quotes #Europe Quotes #Greek Quotes

“I am trying to make clear through my writing something which I believe: that biography- history in general- can be literature in the deepest and highest sense of that term.”
“entertainment for entertainment's sake is the most expensive form of death ...”
“Losing the future is the best thing that ever happened to me.”
“Midwives and doctors play a crucial role preventing unnecessary maternal deaths. They educate women about nutrition, health and family planning. And they step in when complications arise.”

Source : "Why Protests Aren’t What we Should Remember About The G8" by Liya Kebede, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 13, 2010.
“Your Honor, years ago I recognized my kinship with all living beings, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on earth. I said then, and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.”

Source : Speech at trial, Cleveland, Ohio, 14 Sept. 1918
“If I see a door comin' my way, I'm knockin' it down. And if I can't knock down the door, I'm sliding through the window.”
“I pause at the door, wishing I could find a corner and sleep until my head clears, but the sailor said the abbess is expecting me, and while I do not know much about abbesses, I suspect they are not fond of waiting.”
“Rather than lose the public because television is here, wouldn't it be smart to adopt television as our instrument?”

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