"In violent and chaotic times such as these, our only chance for survival lies in creating our own little islands of sanity and order, in making little havens of our homes."

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Source : Sue Kaufman (1974). “Falling Bodies”, Doubleday Books

Sue Kaufman

#Lying Quotes #Home Quotes #Islands Quotes

“So now is the time, more than ever, for those who truly value all the principles of democracy, especially including dissent, to be the most forceful in speaking up, standing up and speaking out.”
“We became the songs we wrote.”

Source : "Q&A: Mann & Weil on surving as songwriters". Interview with Steve Sailer, www.upi.com. July 25, 2002.
“The way to get the mind of God, is seek to know the heart of God!”
“Feminists who want to censor what they regard as harmful ***** have essentially the same motivation as other would-be censors: They want to use the power of the state to accomplish what they have been unable to achieve in the marketplace of ideas and images. The impulse to censor places no faith in the possibilities of democratic persuasion.”
“I didn't think one day something would happen that would bring me back to Wall Street to write what is essentially a sequel.”
“Gallantry thrives most in the atmosphere of the court.”
“Posterity always degenerates till it becomes our ancestors.”
“The defect of equality is that we desire it only with our superiors.”

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