"The root of oppression is the loss of memory."

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Source : "The Sacred Hoop". Book by Paula Gunn Allen, www.nytimes.com. 1986.

Paula Gunn Allen

#Memories Quotes #Loss Quotes #Roots Quotes

“When I feel that I'm going to write a detective story, I buy a five pound box of chocolates and a ream of paper. When the candy is all gone and the paper all used up, I know that the book is long enough.”
“We put a premium on knowing what the other team does. Then we try to take them out of it.”
“I think that they participated in something that was not very proper and was very pitiful, not only for the Algerian people, but also for the other people who counted on our support.”

Source : "For Ahmed Ben Bella, the liberation of the people in the South is still unachieved". Interview with Silvia Cattori, www.voltairenet.org. May 9, 2006.
“I had ridiculous amounts of energy. Mom's like, you're driving me crazy - do you want to try gymnastics? From the moment I started it, I loved it and it kind of was like storybook from there.”
“Despite all of the ghastliness in the world, human beings are made for goodness. The ones that are held in high regard are not militarily powerful, nor even economically prosperous. They have a commitment to try and make the world a better place.”
“You can't change the feeling but you can change your feelings about the feeling in a second or two”
“I'm not afraid of turning 80 and I have lots of things to do. I don't have time for dying.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“The reason the first three Star Wars movies were so terrific, and the second three sucked so bad, is actually very simple. The first three were about rebels, shooting guns and driving fast, and speaking with American accents. The second three were about politicians, discussing treaties and holding court, and speaking with British accents.”

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