"Red has been praised for its nobility of the color of life. But the true color of life is not red. Red is the color of violence, or of life broken open, edited, and published. Or if red is indeed the color of life, it is so only on condition that it is not seen. Once fully visible, red is the color of life violated, and in the act of betrayal and of waste."

-- Alice Meynell

#Betrayal Quotes #Color Quotes #Broken Quotes

“We willingly accept and even embrace this mind control, and probably without even knowing it.”

Source : Mark Pagel (2012). “Wired for Culture: Origins of the Human Social Mind”, p.23, W. W. Norton & Company
“Radicalism is but the desperation of logic.”
“Catholicism is the tomb of intelligence, of thought, of brain; Protestantism, the tomb of conscience, of feeling, of heart.”
“Climate change is no longer a doomsday prophecy, it's a reality.”
“Since you alone are responsible for your thoughts, only you can change them. You will want to change them when you realize that each thought creates according to its own nature. Remember that the law works at all times and that you are always demonstrating according to the kind of thoughts you habitually entertain. Therefore, start now to think only those thoughts that will bring you health and happiness.”
“Love and hunger rule the world. Ergo, to rule the world, one must master love and hunger.”
“If an American is to amount to anything he must rely upon himself, and not upon the State; he must take pride in his own work, instead of sitting idle to envy the luck of others. He must face life with resolute courage, win victory if he can, and accept defeat if he must, without seeking to place on his fellow man a responsibility which is not theirs.”
“You don't put your life into your books, you find it there.”

Source : Alan Bennett (2008). “The Uncommon Reader”, p.40, Faber & Faber

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