"Everyone who knows me will know the truth, which is that my children come first in my life and that I would never harm any child."

-- Michael Jackson

#Children Quotes #Firsts Quotes #Harm Quotes

“In the Somme valley, the back of language broke. It could no longer carry its former meanings. World War I changed the life of words and images in art, radically and forever. It brought our culture into the age of mass-produced, industrialized death. This, at first, was indescribable.”

Source : Robert Hughes (2015). “The Spectacle of Skill: New and Selected Writings of Robert Hughes”, p.29, Vintage
“A garter. Youâ€™re supposed to take it off and keep it as a memento. K-k-kinda like a trophy for going far sexually with a girl. Itâ€™s stupid, really. And kind of d-d-degrading if I think about it too m-m-much.â€ â€œI know what it is,â€ he says, amusement evident in his voice. â€œI just wanted to hear your explanation.”
“Returning home is the most difficult part of long-distance hiking; You have grown outside the puzzle and your piece no longer fits.”

Source : Cindy Ross (1987). “Journey On the Crest: Walking 2600 Miles from Mexico to Canada”, p.187, Mountaineers Books
“Many years later, after NiemÃ¶ller had been imprisoned for eight years in concentration camps as the personal prisoner of Adolf Hitler, he penned these infamous words: First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionist, and I did not speak out - because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out - because I was not a Jew. And then they came for me - and there was no one left to speak for me.”

Source : "First they came". Poem by Martin Niemoller,
“It is correct that I overlooked the contamination of the party, not just now but also in the past.”
“When you are alone - at sea, in the polar dark - an absence can keep you alive. The one you love maintains your mind. But when she's merely across the city, this is an absence that eats you to the bone.”

Source : Anne Michaels (2009). “Fugitive Pieces”, p.55, A&C Black
“If your record doesn't sell that well, man, who cares? All the satisfaction I need... comes when I step out onstage and see the people. That's awesome. I love that.”
“Yes, this is 21st-century America. Where we have better means to treat mental illness than ever before, but choose to let the insane people decide to get it or not.”

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