"Every war involves a greater or less relapse into barbarism. War, indeed, in its details, is the essence of inhumanity. It dehumanizes. It may save the state, but it destroys the citizen."

-- Christian Nestell Bovee

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“At the beginning of a novel, a writer needs confidence, but after that what's required is persistence. These traits sound similar. They aren't. Confidence is what politicians, seducers and currency speculators have, but persistence is a quality found in termites. It's the blind drive to keep on working that persists after confidence breaks down.”
“When I am White, I win because I am White. When I am Black, I win because I am Bogolyubov.”
“One advantage of marriage is that, when you fall out of love with him or he falls out of love with you, it keeps you together until you fall in again.”

Source : Judith Viorst (1987). “Love and Guilt and the Meaning of Life, Etc.”, Fireside
“I'm not a wine connoisseur, but I do like a glass or two at night.”
“I think one's person's unlikeable is another's lovable.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Everybody knows about Pearl Harbor. The thing that really fascinated me is that through this tragedy there was this amazing American heroism.”
“Oh, things always get better. Tomorrow will always be better. Just think about it . . . is there any time in history in which you'd rather live than now?”
“Criticism does not disturb me, for I am my own severest critic. Always in my playing I strive to surpass myself, and it is this constant struggle that makes music fascinating to me.”

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