"There came this point where I sat down with all my notebooks and I had to start to write, when I thought: this whole notion of writing for the person who understands nothing, the average reader... He has to die! I can't have him in my head. And so the person I started writing for was the homicide detective."

-- David Simon

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“The Resurrection of Jesus is...a symbol of hope...I don't see how you can show love...without being in solidarity with the victims of this world. And if you are in solidarity with the victims, I don't see how you can avoid the cross. The theology of the cross is the theology of love in our real world.”
“Just remember, Callum when youâ€™re floating up and up in your bubble, that bubbles have a habit of bursting. The higher you climb, the further you have to fallâ€™ - Lynette McGregor”
“A good parent gives their child roots and wings.”
“I see artists as a great battalion moving through paint, words, music towards cosmological interpretation.”
“Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as to how they shall think.”

Source : Arthur Schopenhauer (2016). “101 Facts of life”, p.30, Publishdrive
“Power isn't control at all-power is strength, and giving that strength to others. A leader isn't someone who forces others to make him stronger; a leader is someone willing to give his strength to others that they may have the strength to stand on their own.”

Source : Beth Revis (2011). “Across the Universe”, p.250, Penguin
“I had a few friends who we hung out with and that was it. We'd ride together, get in fights, go dancing, just causing trouble basically.”

Source : Source: thequietus.com
“In the divine Scriptures, there are shallows and there are deeps; shallows where the lamb may wade, and deeps where the elephant may swim.”

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