"The other day I was playing Scrabble. I saw that I could close the space in D-E- -Y. I had an N and an F. Which do you think I chose? What was the word I made?"

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Amy Hempel

#Thinking Quotes #Space Quotes #Scrabble Quotes

“I do think the attempt to raise consciousness has succeeded. People are very aware of gender concerns now”
“It is normal for husband and wife to argue: it's normal. It always happens. But my advice is this: never let the day end without having first made peace. Never!”
“By the numbers, by all the official records, here at the confluence of history, of racism, of poverty, and economic power, this is what our lives are worth: nothing.”

Source : Jesmyn Ward (2013). “Men We Reaped: A Memoir”, p.139, A&C Black
“The argument from design stands or falls on whether it can be demonstrated that some aspect of the universe such as its origin or biological life could not have come about naturally. The burden of proof is ... on the supernaturalist to demonstrate that something from outside nature must be introduced to explain the data.”
“Fascists divide in two categories: the fascists and the anti-fascists”
“I've learned how much of an impact that music has on people. I get messages all the time from people telling me what my music means to them and what it has done to them.”

Source : Interview with Denise "CMyPassion" Kodia, www.mtv.co.uk. October 4, 2011.
“I do like the research part of writing, I must admit.”
“Only the person who has faith in himself is able to be faithful to others.”

Source : Erich Fromm (2013). “Man for Himself: An Inquiry Into the Psychology of Ethics”, p.206, Routledge

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