"And that phrase - 'sleeping like a baby.' Some blonde said it blithely on the subway the other day. I wanted to lie down next to her and scream for five hours in her ear."

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Source : Jenny Offill (2014). “Dept. of Speculation”, p.22, Vintage

Jenny Offill

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“Genuine wisdom is usually conspicuous through modesty and silence.”
“Live long, my friend, be wise and strong. But do not from any man his song.”
“How often in your life have you been criticized for having the feelings you do?. Did this make you feel invalidated?. How often do you simply stuff your feelings and agree with others, saying yes, when you really mean no.”

Source : Catherine Cardinal (1998). “The Ten Commandments of Self-Esteem”, Andrews McMeel Publishing
“Those who play with fire should expect to be consumed by it.”

Source : Katie MacAlister (2010). “A Girl's Guide to Vampires”, p.16, Harper Collins
“Islam's borders are bloody and so are its innards. The fundamental problem for the West is not Islamic fundamentalism. It is Islam, a different civilisation whose people are convinced of the superiority of their culture and are obsessed with the inferiority of their power.”

Source : "American Islamophobia: Understanding the Roots and Rise of Fear". Book by Khaled A. Beydoun, April 3, 2018.
“The United Nations remains our most important global actor. These days we are continuously reminded of the enormous responsibility of the Security Council to uphold international peace and stability.”
“We are on the right track to the 21st century. We are on the right track, but our work is not finished. What should we do? First, let us consider how to proceed. I say the question is no longer, "Who's to blame?" but "What to do?"”
“I think the camera is a wonderful machine, don't you? And not to take photographs in this century is crazy.”

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