"A thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists."

-- Gilbert K. Chesterton

“I remember an old Singer sewing machine at home that belonged to my grandmother. It had a pedal. My mom taught me how to use it when I was 12 years old. I used to find it so intriguing, how a flat piece of material could be made into an object that had so many uses.”
“The sexual revolution produced cultural convulsions that were unparalleled in the 20th century.”
“You never cared enough to be Black”
“I came to the United States because I valued living as a free person, one who is able to advocate in a democratic society. Unfortunately, the U.S. has been turning into a less free society, a police and surveillance state, especially after 9/11.”
“I'm interested in endurance. People persist in the face of the most excruciating hardships.”
“Nothing comes ahead of its time, and nothing ever happened that didn't need to happen.”
“Boredom!!! Shooting!!! Shelling!!! People being killed!!! Despair!!! Hunger!!! Misery!!! Fear!!! That's my life! The life of an innocent eleven-year-old schoolgirl!! A schoolgirl without a school, without the fun and excitement of school. A child without games, without friends, without the sun, without birds, without nature, without fruit, without chocolate or sweets, with just a little powdered milk. In short, a child without a childhood.”

Source : Zlata Filipović (1994). “Le journal de Zlata”, Viking Adult
“The defense of marriage is the defense of freedom. Neither of which is obsolete.”

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