"And he who is forever talking about enemies / Is himself the enemy!"

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Source : Christopher Logue (2015). “War Music: An Account of Homer's Iliad”, p.215, Faber & Faber

Christopher Logue

#Talking Quotes #Forever Quotes #Enemy Quotes

“Dogma can in no way limit a limitless God.”
“It is likely to make us think we are not caged. We cannot feel the bars unless we push against them.”
“The feeling of arms around me, of love in my heart, it was more powerful than any of the negativity I knew was existing in the world for me. That feeling of love killed it all.”
“I can honestly say that I have never had a more bitter disappointment.”
“In the '80s, I thought I'd be a success as a woman if I were the president of a billion dollar company, had a sensitive soul-mate husband, two bilingual children, buns of steels, and a compost heap. In the '90s, I pretty much feel I'm a success if I can get through the afternoon without eating a cheesecake.”
“Everyone has got to realise you can't hold onto the past if you want any future. Each second should lead to the next one.”

Source : "Armed Combat". Sounds Magazine Interview, July 17, 1982.
“I've learned to write the truth. But to do that, I had to figure out what the truth was-and I had to realize that the truth isn't always the same for everyone. I had to realize that my truth may not be the same as your truth.”

Source : Pat Murphy (2008). “The Wild Girls”, p.192, Penguin
“The top 10 per cent of the US population appropriated 91 per cent of income growth between 1989 and 2006, while the top 1 per cent took 59 per cent.”

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