"The images of peace are ephemeral. The language of peace is subtle. The reasons for peace, the definitions of peace, the very idea of peace have to be invented, and invented again"

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Source : FaceBook post by Maxine Hong Kingston from Jun 30, 2010

Maxine Hong Kingston

#Ideas Quotes #Ephemeral Quotes #Definitions Quotes

“Fear is often disguised as moral outrage.”

Source : "Why books are small but dangerous" by Nicky Parker, www.theguardian.com. August 28, 2015.
“Beyond my body my veins are invisible.”
“Try to secure advantages before attacking. If possible, keep the sun behind you.”
“Evil is a point of view.”
“Apollo Records signed me for my gospel ability.”
“Those who are most able to buy what you have to sell are those who most demand that you agree with them.”
“I just thought I was empty and now I'm being filled...and I just wanted to keep being filled.”
“I guess I'm just an old mad scientist at bottom. Give me an underground laboratory, half a dozen atom-smashers, and a beautiful girl in a diaphanous veil waiting to be turned into a chimpanzee, and I care not who writes the nation's laws.”

Source : 1944 Crazy Like a Fox,'Captain Future, BlockThat Kick'.

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