"As a society, you were unwilling to reflect upon the shared pain that united you with those who attacked you. You retreated into myths of your own difference, assumptions of your own superiority. And you acted out these beliefs on the stage of the world, so that the entire planet was rocked by the repercussions of your tantrums, not least my family, now facing war thousands of miles away."

-- Mohsin Hamid

#Pain Quotes #War Quotes #Differences Quotes

“[Men] prefer the foolish belief and the passions of the earth [to the enlightenment of their souls]. They believe the absurd and shrink from the truth.No, they do not. They are afraid, that is all. And they must remain on earth until they come to the way of leaving it.And how do they leave? How is the ascent made? Must one learn virtue?Here she laughs. You have read too much, and learned too little. Virtue is a road, not a destination. Man cannot be virtuous. Understanding is the goal. When that is achieved, the soul can take wing.”
“Love's the only goal, that can bring a peace to any soul.”
“Even though work stops, expenses run on.”

Source : Cato the Elder (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Cato the Elder (Illustrated)”, p.54, Delphi Classics
“Bro Snow said I would live to see the time when brothers and sisters would marry each other in this church. All our horror at such an union was due entirely to prejudice and the offspring of such union would be healthy and pure as any other. These were the decided views of Pres. Young when alive, for Bro. S. talked to him freely on this matter.”
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“I don't write about certain arguments I have with my wife. I'd get my head torn off if wrote about certain things.”
“Be careful in the company of monsters that you don't become one.”

Source : Cindy Gerard (2008). “Take No Prisoners”, p.320, Simon and Schuster
“Good fiction creates empathy. A novel takes you somewhere and asks you to look through the eyes of another person, to live another life.”

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