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“The way I see it, anyone who's proud of their country is either a thug or just hasn't read enough history yet.”
Source : Richard K. Morgan (2007). “Thirteen”, p.245, Del Rey
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“Somehow, you can achieve a directness in the novel that you can't get anywhere else.”
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“A book that bores me to tears is a book that neglects character building and quality of prose.”
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“I've heard that the best way to help poor people is to make sure you don't become one of them”
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“With 300 Marines you could probably take over Iraq if you wanted to and get rid of ISIS completely.”
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“The footnote would seem to be the smallest detail in a work of history. Yet it carries a large burden of responsibility, testifying to the validity of the work, the integrity (and the humility) of the historian, and to the dignity of the discipline.”
Source : Gertrude Himmelfarb (1995). “On Looking Into the Abyss: Untimely Thoughts on Culture and Society”, Vintage
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“My movie [The Neon Demon] is a hyper-version of the obsession with beauty. As this crazy obsession grows, longevity does not. Everything seems to become younger and younger. The girls and people around them cannibalize themselves.”
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“The great armies, accumulated to provide security and preserve the peace, carried the nations to war by their own weight.”
Source : A J P Taylor (1974). “The First World War: An Illustrated History”, p.15, Penguin UK
