"It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature."

-- Henry James

#History Quotes #Historical Quotes #Literature Quotes

“Feather to fire,fire to blood Blood to bone,bone to marrow Marrow to ashes,ashes to snow”

Source : "Ashes and Snow". Documentary, Drama, www.imdb.com. March 05, 2005.
“If you want one thing too much itâ€™s likely to be a disappointment. The healthy way is to learn to like the everyday things, like soft beds and buttermilkâ€”and feisty gentlemen.”

Source : Larry McMurtry (2010). “Lonesome Dove: A Novel”, p.351, Simon and Schuster
“But I have a conscience and a religious faith, and I know that our liberties were not won without suffering, and may be lost again through our cowardice. I intend to do my duty to my country.”

Source : Upton Sinclair (2004). “The Land of Orange Groves and Jails: Upton Sinclair's California”, p.55, Heyday
“The Bible says we are to be salt and light. And salt and light means not just in the church and not just as a teacher or as a pastor or a banker or a lawyer, but in government and we have to have elected officials in government and we have to have the faithful in government and over time, that lie we have been told, the separation of church and state, people have internalized, thinking that they needed to avoid politics and that is so wrong because God is the one who chooses our rulers.”
“I was a very private person. All of a sudden, to see myself all over the internet and be like, "Oh god, do I want people to even hear this stuff?"”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“I have no clue why, but maybe sometimes when there's someone you don't hear from, it's the person you want to hear from the most.”
“Washington and Hollywood spring from the same DNA.”
“Tradition and heritage are all dead peoples baggage. Stop carrying it. Move forward.”

Source : "Doug Stanhope: Oslo - Burning the Bridge to Nowhere". Comedy, 2011.

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