"I never planned on doing a book about Paul Farmer or his organization. I met him in Haiti when I was on a magazine assignment. It's almost like his story sort of fell in my lap."

-- Tracy Kidder

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“Making art is an act of courage. Do you know who said that?”
“Cant is always rather nauseating; but before we condemn political hypocrisy, let us remember that it is the tribute paid by men of leather to men of God, and that the acting of the part of someone better than oneself may actually commit one to a course of behavior perceptibly less evil than what would be normal and natural in an avowed cynic.”
“For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first.”
“Sad stories make good books”
“What a wonderful contribution our grandmothers and grandfathers can make if they will share some of the rich experiences and their testimonies with their children and grandchildren.”
“I have served the Liberal cause for twenty-two years. That ought to be long enough for anyones lifetime.”

Source : Judy LaMarsh (1969). “Memoirs of a Bird in a Gilded Cage”, Toronto ; Montreal : McClelland and Stewart
“I used to stay at my hotel... I remember looking out of the window once and I saw (GB boxers) Tom Stalker and Kal Yafai skipping out of the Premier Inn and they jumped into a Range Rover to go to training.”

Source : Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Whenever you discuss politics, it is always better to use individual names rather then the term neocon.”

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