"one does not remember oneâ€™s own pain. It is the suffering of others that undoes us"

-- Anna Funder

#Pain Quotes #Suffering Quotes #Doe Quotes

“From this height the sleeping city seems like a child's construction, a model which has refused to be constrained by imagination. The volcanic plug might be black Plasticine, the castle balanced solidly atop it a skewed rendition of crenellated building bricks. The orange street lamps are crumpled toffee-wrappers glued to lollipop sticks.”

Source : Ian Rankin (2010). “Dead Souls: An Inspector Rebus Novel”, p.3, Macmillan
“A rich and varied menu is for people who have no work to do.”

Source : Roald Amundsen (2013). “The South Pole”, p.65, BoD – Books on Demand
“Yet since the 1950s, little has been done to prepare for our country's current or future energy needs.”
“Seems like everybody wants to know if an athlete is on drugs, so you got to stay clear of wild people.”

Source : Source: business.highbeam.com
“He who slanders the victim aids the executioner.”

Source : Leon Trotsky (2000). “Their Morals and Ours: The Marxist View of Morality”, p.23, Resistance Books
“Grace will expose the deepest issues of your heart, then point you to the Cross which covers everything that's been exposed.”

Source : Twitter post from Feb 24, 2015
“If you do build a great experience, customers tell each other about that. Word of mouth is very powerful.”

Source : "Online Extra: Jeff Bezos on Word-of-Mouth Power". Interview with Robert D. Hof, www.bloomberg.com. August 2, 2004.
“When you are facing the wilderness on your own, you have a totally different attitude to someone who works in government or who has a monthly cheque.”

Source : "Rick Santelli: I'm proud to be a firebrand" by Ed Pilkington, www.theguardian.com. October 7, 2010.

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