"With a rasping cough, the vampire shakes its head. "It was you who called us. All of you, with your war. The roar of your cannons shook us from our quiet graves..."

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Source : Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden (2008). “Baltimore,: Or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire”, p.380, Spectra

Mike Mignola

#War Quotes #Vampire Quotes #Quiet Quotes

“Schools should look behind classroom doors and determine the factors that contribute to the kinds of interactions between teachers and students that promote student achievement.”
“Consider the track record of your naysayers. How many dreams have they successfully brought into this world?”
“I would say that the Vietnamese should remember that they didn't have exactly the same mobility the way the Americans have. They didn't have the same kind of equipment that the Americans have and that they have to fight their own war.”
“Whether you're six or sixty, if you go on a diet and lifestyle program and feel constrained, you're likely to go off it sooner or later. Offering a spectrum of choices is much more effective; then, you feel free and empowered.”
“It is a curious property of research activity that after the problem has been solved the solution seems obvious.”
“To put it simply, we need to keep the arts in education because they instill in students the habits of mind that last a lifetime: critical analysis skills, the ability to deal with ambiguity and to solve problems, perseverance and a drive for excellence. Moreover, the creative skills children develop through the arts carry them toward new ideas, new experiences, and new challenges, not to mention personal satisfaction. This is the intrinsic value of the arts, and it cannot be overestimated.”
“Companies are missing out on phenomenal skills and capabilities of experienced older job hunters: wealth of knowledge, expertise, seasoning, maturity. Companies need to be reminded of that.”
“I don't decide to represent anything except myself. But that self is full of collective memory.”

Source : "Poet of the Arab world" by Maya Jaggi, www.theguardian.com. June 7, 2002.

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