"I cannot imagine life without books any more than I can imagine life without breathing."

-- Terry Brooks

#Book Quotes #Breathing Quotes #Imagine Quotes

“Most of my contemporaries at school entered the World of Business, the logical destiny of bores.”
“Blessed is the mind which, during prayer, is insensible to all things.”
“Tis not where we lie but whence we fell; the loss of Heaven's the greatest pain in Hell.”
“What does a woman feel when she is hit? My mother slapped me when I was a child - on two occasions, to the point of pure hysteria; I never liked it. Those who are humiliated in such a way learn to disintegrate â€“ that is, they become once removed from pain. This is the most direct route to psychic ruin.”
“I'm tired of people questioning me because of my age. If you looked at my numbers and watched me throw and covered my birthdate, would age be an issue?”
“Domestic violence affects many young people, whether in their relationships with each other or if they have grown up with violence in their homes. From playing Ste on Hollyoaks I can imagine how frightening it would be to have him as a boyfriend. Violence and bullying in relationships is always unacceptable. Everyone should Expect Respect in all of their relationships, and not only expect to be respected but to give respect to others as well.”
“From 1962 to 1965, the guitar became this icon of youth culture, thanks mostly to the Beatles”
“The liberal tradition has its roots in the Enlightenment, that period in the eighteenth-century Europe when intellectuals and political leaders had a powerful sense that reason could be employed to make the world a better place.”

Source : John J. Mearsheimer (2002). “The Tragedy of Great Power Politics”, p.31, W. W. Norton & Company

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