"The tracing of a child's lineage and its name with reference to the father, though it has lasted for many thousands of years, has not become any the more natural or reasonable as a result."

-- Nawal El Saadawi

#Children Quotes #Father Quotes #Years Quotes

“As life tends to become more and more distracting, let us firmly hold on to books.”
“It is possible that the malice of writers has been overrated (by myself among others). Reading their ruminations on their craft, one sees why this writer could not possibly like that one, would indeed consider him a menace. Literature is a battleground of conflicting faiths, and nobler passions than envy are involved.”
“Who will speak for Planet Earth?”
“You are welcome, most noble Sorceress, to the land of the Munchkins. We are so grateful to you for having killed the Wicked Witch of the East, and for setting our people free from bondage.”
“Heir to your own karma doesn't mean 'You get what you deserve.' I think it means 'You get what you get.' Bad things happen to good people. My happiness depending on my action means, to me, that it depends on my action of choosing compassion--for myself as well as for everyone else--rather than contention. [p.61]”
“Like when you go to a magic show and you know how they do the illusions. That's how I am when I watch any movies where they have people flying through the air.”
“Our bread and water are of one table: the progeny of Adam are as a single soul.”
“You get the Timothy Leary you deserve.”

Source : "The Harvard Psychedelic Club" by Don Lattin, (p. 204), 2010.

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