"There is no justice we don't make daily like bread and love."

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Source : Marge Piercy (2013). “The Art of Blessing the Day: Poems with a Jewish Theme”, p.196, Knopf

Marge Piercy

#Justice Quotes #And Love Quotes #Bread Quotes

“Sorry. I'm not, like, medieval torture expert guy.”
“I remember just looking at this lioness, she was staring at me, and we just had this weird connection.”

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“I've honestly been really lucky. My only jobs have been babysitting and acting.”
“Toil, says the proverb, is the sire of fame.”
“We all know that great leaders can create great successes.”
“If thy desire to raise thy fortunes encourage thy delights to the casts of fortune, be wise betimes, lest thou repent too late; what thou gettest, thou gainest by abused providence; what thou losest, thou losest by abused patience; what thou winnest is prodigally spent; what thou losest is prodigally lost; it is an evil trade that prodigally drives; and a bad voyage where the pilot is blind.”
“We were always contradicting ourselves. We wanted to be told apart - We didn't want to be told apart. We wanted people to know us - We didn't want them to know. We were always looking for someone who would finally accept us. But there was no way that would ever happen, not as twisted as we were. We were so afraid of someone breaking through our barrier and hurting us, we kept a strong lock on our hearts to protect ourselves.”
“If you throw one stone, it’s a punishable offence. If 1,000 stones are thrown, it’s political action. If you set a car on fire, it’s a punishable offence. If hundreds of cars are set on fire, it’s political action. Protest is when I say I don’t agree with something. Resistance is when I ensure that things with which I disagree no longer take place.”

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