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“I feel really uncomfortable writing about Sudan when I'm not there. It always looks different. When you're outside Sudan it's easy to lose sight of how much of what happens is driven by local politics. And when you're in America in particular, there's this sense that what D.C. has to say is the only thing that counts.”
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“It was sad, it was sad, it was sad. When Betty came back we didn't sing or laugh, or even argue. We sat drinking in the dark, smoking cigarettes, and when we went to sleep, I didn't put my feet on her body or she on mine like we used to. We slept without touching. We had both been robbed.”
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“The role of G-20 is to support the global economy to achieve strong, sustainable and balanced growth.”
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“The essay is one of my favourite forms of writing, and I feel like what's inside is really personal, more so than with shorter pieces.”
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“There's really no way of ever knowing how the audience is going to respond to any episode or change.”
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“Tomorrow composts today.”
Source : "Shaping Things". Book by Bruce Sterling, 2005.
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“The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands.”
Source : "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance". Book by Robert M. Pirsig, 1974.
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“Children can take lessons in that school via the Internet and can score extra points like e.g. in Geography or History. That sounds very promising and is a fantastic basis for future steps”
