"The poem is neither here nor there, and with a girl's breast it can illuminate the nights. With the glow of an apple it fills two bodies with light and with a gardenia's breath it can revive a homeland!"

-- Mahmoud Darwish

#Girl Quotes #Night Quotes #Two Quotes

“I don't know who said that novelists read the novels of others only to figure out how they are written. I believe it's true. We aren't satisfied with the secrets exposed on the surface of the page: we turn the book around to find the seams.”
“Those who sentimentally indulge humanity do it no favours.”
“I think there is a classy way to go about changing people's views about how they treat animals, and that is with compassion, strategic moves, and passing laws to protect animals, not throwing paint and flour on people. That only turns them away from your whole purpose of helping those without a voice.”

Source : "Katie Cleary, President and Founder of Peace 4 Animals: Get Proactive!". Interview with Barbi Twins, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“Never doubt God in the darkness what he has given us in the light.”
“Mali is a very social society. We share everything. I think sharing our resources in music forces us to collaborate more, play with other people more, share ideas more.”
“I want your hands on my head.â€ I nod and edge back to make room for him. â€œDoes it calm your racing thoughts?â€ He shakes his head, then takes my hand and spreads it open over his wide chest, his voice textured as he traps my gaze with his. â€œIt calms me here.”
“Real isn't how you are made. It's a thing that happens to you. Sometimes it hurts, but when you are Real you don't mind being hurt. It doesn't happen all at once. You become. Once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand. Once you are Real you can't become unreal again. It lasts for always.”
“Without the ability of issue groups to tell the truth, who knows what the public will believe.”

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