"I looked at him and he looked at me. A moment. A choice. My choice. His choice."

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Source : Samantha Shannon (2013). “The Bone Season”, p.421, A&C Black

Samantha Shannon

#Choices Quotes #Moments Quotes

“Naturally, the common people don't want war ... but after all it is the leaders of a country who determine the policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in every country.”

Source : Interview in Göring's jail cell, April 18, 1946. "Nuremberg Diary". Book by Gustave Gilbert, 1947.
“Everything is a rejection of you, not your product, or your script, or a cosmetic. It's you.”
“Well, I'm a character actor, and actually throughout my life I've... I have relatively speaking played few heroic leads, but I've done it.”
“The idea does not belong to the soul; it is the soul that belongs to the idea.”

Source : Charles Sanders Peirce (1974). “Collected Papers”, p.94, Harvard University Press
“It happens to the best of them. You lay off singing and your throat gets out of practice. No excuses. I blew it.”
“I dont think a really good pie can be made without a dozen or so children peeking over your shoulder as you stoop to look in at it every little while.”

Source : John Gould (2015). “The House That Jacob Built”, p.124, Down East Books
“We're here to have a ball.”
“Prostitution happens to you because of troubles you had. In reality no woman would choose to do that.”

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