"I speak to you in one tongue/ but every moment that ever mattered to me/ occurred in another language."

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Source : Marvin Bell (1983). “Old snow just melting: essays and interviews”, Univ of Michigan Pr

Marvin Bell

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“Yes, friends, governments in capitalist society are but committees of the rich to manage the affairs of the capitalist class.”

Source : James Connolly (2008). “Socialism and the Irish Rebellion: Writings from James Connolly”, Red & Black Pub
“The great Christian revolutions came not by the discovery of something that was not known before. They happen when someone takes radically something that was always there.”
“My father's encouragement is what has brought me this far, because when I grew up I wanted to be like him, and I knew I had that ability to become an athlete. Being an Olympian is one of the greatest things, and being an Olympic gold medallist is one of the most prestigious titles in the world.”
“If you think something is impossible, don't disturb the person who is doing it!”
“At Harvard, I got to meet and have dinner with Jamaica Kincaid. Just to have conversations with professors was absolutely amazing.”
“In Bright Shadow: C.S. Lewis on the Imagination for Theology and Discipleship”
“Focus on your accomplishments , not your failures.”
“I don't want to write without a sense of drama, without passion, or without both eyes open to the world around me.”

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