"They make a desolation and call it peace."

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Source : Agha Shahid Ali (2009). “The Veiled Suite: The Collected Poems”, p.107, W. W. Norton & Company

Agha Shahid Ali

#Desolation Quotes

“All of us, who are members of the Germanic peoples, can be happy and thankful that once in thousands of years fate has given us, from among the Germanic peoples, such a genius, a leader, our Fuehrer Adolf Hitler, and you should be happy to be allowed to work with us.”
“You should put time into learning your craft. It seems like people want success so quickly, way before they're ready.”
“People have got that ancient prejudice so firmly rooted in their heads that one mustn't write save at I the dictation of the Holy Spirit. I tell you, writing is a business.”
“You can call me namastunde or surfatunde. Either works.”
“Why O why did I ever leave my hobbit-hole?" said poor Mr. Baggins, bumping up and down on Bombur's back.”
“Stress says that the things we are involved in are important enough to merit our impatience, our lack of grace toward others, or our tight grip of control.”
“Promotion of health generally by improving the standard of living. From the health point of view we are in this connexion first and foremost interested in the three fundamental environmental factors: housing (including family life), nutrition, and working conditions (including human relations as well as material conditions).”

Source : Karl Evang (1960). “Health service, society, and medicine: present day health services in their relation to medical science and social structures”
“Forgiveness is choosing to love. It is the first skill of self-giving love.”

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