"We're capable of understanding that someone has to drop an atomic bomb on a town of innocent civilians, but not that others have to cut up prostitutes who spread disease and moral depravity in the slums of London. Hence we call the former realism and the latter madness."

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Source : Jo Nesbo (2010). “The Snowman: Harry Hole 7”, p.245, Random House

Jo Nesbo

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“I suspected economics was irredeemable as a policy tool for citizens groups. I saw economics lead its practitioners and citizens alike into a form of brain-damaging indoctrination.”

Source : Hazel Henderson (1997). “Building a Win-Win World: Life Beyond Global Economic Warfare”, p.144, Berrett-Koehler Publishers
“He lives in the halflights in secret places, free and alone, this mysterious little great being whom his mistress calls, My cat.”

Source : Margaret Benson (1901). “The soul of a cat: and other stories”
“When you lose your hands, you can't play baseball.”
“How obvious it is that color has its various connotations-hue, value, and intensity - and without the basic understanding of these three determining factors, we are somewhat limited in the proper use of color in rooms.”
“There are different 'It' factors for different players. There are all kinds of different personalities of quarterbacks around the league, but there are a lot of good ones and they don't necessarily think and act alike. But I do think there are moments during games even on the collegiate level where you can see that this guys is something different, someone sees things differently, they see things a little bit quicker, they're a little bit more cognizant of what's going on. I think it's something like that.”
“Well, I don't go out much socially. I don't enjoy going out.”
“I come to the point of using steel, and simply cannot. It's like the marriage proposal of a perfectly eligible man who just isn't loveable. It is wood I love.”

Source : Anne Truitt (2013). “Daybook: The Journal of an Artist”, p.46, Simon and Schuster
“The vampire craze is kind of fascinating. We're interested in the idea of immorality and I think we're drawn to people or creatures who can give in to those base impulses and just be bad and not feel bad about it.”

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