"Poetry is the memory of language"

-- Jacques Roubaud

#Memories Quotes #Language Quotes #Poetry Is Quotes

“Arms and laws do not flourish together.”
“It's a culture. It's - I mean, people obsess over this. And people create subcultures that identify - and there are people in the streets who will recognize certain patterns and signifiers.”
“The common bond of humanity and decency that we share is stronger than any conflict, any adversity. Fighting for your convictions is important. But finding peace is paramount. Knowing when to fight and when to seek peace is wisdom. Ubuntu was right.”

Source : Wes Moore (2010). “The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates”, p.168, Spiegel & Grau
“Girls, you know it's all just a game to them, relationships. Just go around stomping on everyone.... I mean, look at this poor guy in the background with his collar up. You know he's just gonna get ruined by women.”
“A story can take you through a whole process of searching, seeking, confronting, through conflicts, and then to a resolution. As the storyteller and the listener, we go through a story together.”
“We suffer from a repression of the sublime.”
“When you hear somebody with balls, that's me.”
“Anoint, v.: To grease a king or other great functionary already sufficiently slippery.”

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