"Montalbano felt moved. This was real friendship, Sicilian friendship, the kind based on intuition, on what was left unsaid. With a true friend, one never needs to ask, because the other understands on his own accordingly."

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Source : Andrea Camilleri (2012). “Inspector Montalbano: The first three novels in the series”, p.449, Pan Macmillan

Andrea Camilleri

#True Friend Quotes #Real Quotes #Intuition Quotes

“Part of the role of a thought leader is not to necessarily have all the answers - I certainly don't - but it's to be able to ask the right questions and the privilege of being able to lead the conversation.”
“Sometimes, the people we invest the most time in disappoint us the most.”

Source : Interview with Earl Sweatshirt, www.mtv.com. December 18, 2014.
“When anarchy is declared, the first thing we do, let's kill all the anarchists.”
“I thought there had to be something I could do because it seemed crazy that, in addition to the psychological tragedy each woman has to face, came also all the rest.”
“I cannot abide useless people.”
“In American films, Russians are often portrayed like cartoon villains without clear motivations.”

Source : "'A Good Day to Die Hard's' Yuliya Snigir on Russian Stereotypes and 'Making It' in Hollywood (Q&A)". Interview with Irina Danilova, www.hollywoodreporter.com. February 15, 2013.
“Throughout our long and sorry history it has been men who supposed themselves to be exemplars of integrity who have done all the damage. Every crusade, whether for decent literary standards or to cover women's bodies or to free the holy land, had been launched, endorsed, and enthusiastically perpetrated by men of character.”
“Individuals have rights and there are things no person or group may do to them (without violating their rights). So strong and far-reaching are these rights that they raise the question of what, if anything, the state and its officials may do. How much room do individual rights leave for the state?”

Source : Robert Nozick (1974). “Anarchy, state, and utopia”

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