"There, in the tin factory, in the first moment of the atomic age, a human being was crushed by books."

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Source : Hiroshima ch. 1 (1946)

John Hersey

#Book Quotes #Age Quotes #Tin Quotes

“If being smart is what you say it is, I will remain a fool my entire life.”
“Objective reality - otherwise known as the truth - matters.”
“When Republicans used reconciliation in 2001 for the Bush tax cuts, they used it to increase the deficit. The whole purpose of reconciliation is for deficit reduction!”
“Don't underestimate the therapeutic value of gardening. It's the one area where we can all use our nascent creative talents to make a truly satisfying work of art. Every individual, with thought, patience and a large portion of help from nature, has it in them to create their own private paradise: truly a thing of beauty and a joy for ever.”
“My public image is so low-key, but I get to travel the world and still have an audience and it's really amazing. I don't take that for granted.”
“Come all ye that pass by, and see if there is any sorrow like unto my sorrow.”

Source : Maria W. Stewart, Marilyn Richardson (1987). “Maria W. Stewart, America's First Black Woman Political Writer: Essays and Speeches”, p.116, Indiana University Press
“You are not promised anything beyond THIS MOMENT!”
“When God delays in fulfilling our little thoughts, it is to have Himself room to work out His great ones.”

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