"People are interested in crime fiction when they're quite distanced from crime. People in Darfur are not reading murder mysteries."

-- Denise Mina

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“We have been troubled about the world, and had almost lost faith in man; it helps to think about the long history of the earth, and of how life came to be. And when we think in terms of millions of years, we are not so impatient that our own problems be solved tomorrow.”
“The future of rock n roll is Justin Bieber.”
“What was the more likely cause of the Oklahoma City bombing: talk radio or Bill Clinton and Janet Renos hands-on management of Waco, the Branch Davidian compound?...Obviously, the answer is talk radio. Specifically Rush Limbaughs hate radio....Frankly, Rush, you have that blood on your hands now and you have had it for 15 years.”
“Woman naturally seeks to embrace that which is living, personal, and whole. To cherish, guard, protect, nourish and advance growth is her natural, maternal yearning.”

Source : Edith Stein (2012). “Edith Stein Essays on Woman”, p.8, ICS Publications
“Want a sugar cube?-Â Finnick Odair,Â ”
“C'est pas de l'alpinisme, Ã§a, c'est la guerre.”
“People believe those fairytales about falling in love at first sight at the bus, subway, or at the streets. But it doesnâ€™t make sense how theyâ€™d laugh at the ones who fell in love at first sight through TV screens. Loving a celebrity IS a type of love. Love is fair to everyone.”
“These problems have been here so long that the only way Iâ€™ve been able to function at all is by learning to ignore them. Else I would be in a constant state of panic, unable to think or act constructively.”

Source : Mark Bowden (2011). “Worm: The First Digital World War”, p.186, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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