"In the First World War, there was the sudden passion of nationalism, and the killing took place because of these emotions. But the Soviet case is different, because you had systematic murder, like the Holocaust."

-- Ryszard Kapuscinski

#War Quotes #Passion Quotes #Holocaust Quotes

“One writes because one has been touched by the yearning for and the despair of ever touching the Other.”

Source : Charles Simic (2013). “The Monster Loves His Labyrinth”, p.67, Copper Canyon Press
“Something about the possession of a book - an object that can contain infinite fables, words of wisdom, chronicles of times gone by, humorous anecdotes and divine revelation - endows the reader with the power of creating a story, and the listener with a sense of being present at the moment of creation.”
“I began a lifelong affair with nostalgia, with only the vaguest notions of what I was nostalgic for.”

Source : Lucy Grealy (1994). “Autobiography of a Face”, p.45, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“Life's most precious gift is uncertainty.”
“If we commit ourselves to the successful completion of a task, then we personify excellence.”

Source : FaceBook post by Nik Halik from Oct 02, 2014
“I wanted to start a website for teenaged girls that was not kind of this one-dimensional strong character empowerment thing, because one thing that can be very alienating about a misconception of feminism is that girls then think that to be feminists, they have to live up to being perfectly consistent in their beliefs, never being insecure, never having doubts, having all the answers...and this is not true and actually, recognizing all the contradictions I was feeling became easier once I realized that feminism was not a rule book but a discussion, a conversation, a process.”
“I look for what's of value and extract that. I don't look to criticize.”
“You have to live with the people in hypocrisy for them to stay happy with you.”

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