"Do we loathe our masters behind a facade of love - or do we love them behind a facade of loathing?"

-- Aravind Adiga

#Loathing Quotes #Masters Quotes #Facade Quotes

“I have a film called 'A Lonely Place For Dying,' which is the most watched film on the Internet, over 3 million hits, more than any of Hollywood's films.”

Source : "James Cromwell and Penelope Ann Miller THE ARTIST Interview". Interview with Sheila Roberts, collider.com. November 21, 2011.
“It's when we face for a moment the worst our kind can do, and shudder to know the taint in our own selves, that awe cracks the mind's shell and enters the heart.”

Source : Denise Levertov (1997). “The Stream & the Sapphire: Selected Poems on Religious Themes”, p.19, New Directions Publishing
“There was a war going on in our house. A silent war that sounded no guns, and the bodies that fell were only wishes that died and the bullets were only words and the blood that spilled was always called pride.”
“There are now about as many different varieties of letters as there are different kinds of fools.”

Source : Eric Gill (2016). “An Essay on Typography”, p.43, Laurus
“While Haiti has recently celebrated more than 200 years of independence from French colonial rule, the citizens of the island remain vulnerable to poverty, poor health, and political chaos.”
“I press my ear against his chest, to the spot where I always rest my head, where I know I will hear the strong and steady beat of his heart. Instead, I find silence.”
“We create the illusions we need to go on. And one day, when they no longer dazzle or comfort, we tear them down, brick by glittering brick, until we are left with nothing but the bright light of honesty. The light is liberating. Necessary. Terrifying. We stand naked and emptied before it. And when it is too much for our eyes to take, we build a new illusion to shield us from its relentless truth.”
“In hard times of severe crisis if you want to create new jobs, I recommend you to start killing some people. It's the old "topos" of war in time of peace.”

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