"A story is not something of this world. A real story requires a kind of magical baptism to link the world on this side with the world on the other side."

-- Haruki Murakami

#Real Quotes #Baptism Quotes #Sides Quotes

“Around us I can sniff out a savagery in the noisy southern air. It knifes it's way into my nose, but I do not bleed blood. It's fear I bleed, and it gushes out over my lip. I wipe it away, in a hurry.”
“Unless education promotes character making, unless it helps men to be more moral, more just to their fellows, more law abiding, more discriminatingly patriotic and public spirited, it is not worth the trouble taken to furnish it.”
“The maester smiled...Hush now, child, I'm much older than you. I can....die as I please.”
“Champions take responsibility. When the ball is coming over the net, you can be sure I want the ball.”
“Every tree and plant in the medouw seemed to be dancing, those with average eyes would see as fixed and still.”
“In Hanover Park they highlighted the terrible plight of backyard dwellers and the fact that year after year nothing has been done to help you: the hope and despair you all live with every day.”
“No moral system can rest solely on authority.”

Source : Humanist Outlook (1968) introduction
“I've always felt that blues, rock 'n' roll and country are just about a beat apart.”

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