"Foucault was the one person I met in France that I could talk to. He was a mensch. You know whether you agree with him or not because you know what he is saying."

-- Leslie Fiedler

#France Quotes #Mets Quotes #Agree Quotes

“A civilization without retail bookstores is unimaginable. Like shrines and other sacred meeting places, bookstores are essential artifacts of human nature. The feel of a book taken from the shelf and held in the hand is a magical experience, linking writer to reader.”
“I have never been so calculating as to sing some Barry White song to get a girl. But I do think it's very romantic to cook dinner and sit around the piano at night and sing together.”
“Be assured, fellow citizens, that in a democracy it is the laws that guard the person of the citizen and the constitution of the state, whereas the despot and the oligarch find their protection in suspicion and in armed guards.”
“As we get older, everyday feels longer, and although I know Iâ€™ll struggle, I will do my best to never get tired.”
“Unless Russia is face with an iron fist and strong language, another is in the making. Only one language do they understand - 'How many divisions have you?' ... I'm tired of babying the Soviets.”
“America is the longest argument in the world.”
“A mage's soul is forged in the crucible of the magic”

Source : Margaret Weis (2011). “The Soulforge: The Raistlin Chronicles, Volume One”, p.14, Wizards of the Coast
“The last person to get across that town in under three hours was yelling "The British are coming! The British are coming!"”

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