"The law in Russia bans "propaganda of homosexuality," which is defined as dissemination of information that can cause harm to the spiritual or physical development of children, including forming in them the erroneous impression of the social equality of traditional and nontraditional sexual relations. It's a law that actually enshrines second-class citizenship - it makes it a crime to claim social equality."

-- Masha Gessen

#Spiritual Quotes #Children Quotes #Citizenship Quotes

“I had come to believe that I was not as clever as some other kids who were my friends. And yet I knew even then that I wanted to do something of an intellectual nature, and excel at it. I also realized that if I was going to succeed at all, it would be through hard work.”
“I remember laughing when we made those slogans up [about abortion]. . . . We were looking for some sexy, catchy slogans to capture public opinion. They were very cynical slogans then, just as all of these slogans today are very, very cynical.”
“I teach the art of turning anguish into delight.”

Source : Georges Bataille (2014). “Inner Experience”, p.40, SUNY Press
“In the uncertain ebb and flow of time and emotions, much of oneâ€™s life history is etched in the senses. And things of no particular importance, or irreplaceable things, can suddenly resurface in a cafÃ© one winter night.”
“The plan is that there would be three seasons [in Taboo], and, as with Peaky Blinders, I have had a destination in mind from the beginning, because I think it helps as a writer. The destination in mind is that James Keziah Delaney sets foot on Nootka Sound. But that's a long way off.”
“Every little thing counts in a crisis.”
“The twentieth century had dispensed with the formal declaration of war and introduced the fifth column, sabotage, cold war, and war by proxy, but that was only the begining. Summit meetings for disarmament pursued mutual understanding and a balance of power but were also held to learn the strengths and weaknesses of the enemy. The world of the war-or-peace alternative became a world in which war was peace and peace war.”
“Youth offers the promise of happiness, but life offers the realities of grief.”

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