"People talk about nature as a mother, but to me she's always been Medea, ready and willing to slaughter her children."

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Source : Rachel Caine (2011). “Ill Wind”, p.24, Allison & Busby

Rachel Caine

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“The cracks in old friendships are measured in awkward pauses.”

Source : Darin Strauss (2014). “More Than It Hurts You”, p.233, Atlantic Books Ltd
“You know who is against democracy in the Middle East? The husbands. They got used to their way of life. Now, the traditional way of life must change. Everybody must change. If you don't give equal rights to women, you can't progress.”
“We must accept the fact that transport and communications will bring the world in close relations and the youth of the world should have standards and ideals in common.”
“There is no defence for my actions which I sincerely regret. [on an affair with nanny Daisy Wright]”
“Be the hero of your own life. Don't let somebody else play that role. (Vasu)”
“The intolerance of the few, or the risk of it, carries the day against the wider humanity of the many.”

Source : Paul Robeson, Philip Sheldon Foner (1978). “Paul Robeson speaks: writings, speeches, interviews, 1918-1974”, Brunner-Routledge
“Hell is not a subject to be avoided; it is a place to be avoided. Thinking about Hell is actually a very good idea. It's a good way to keep ourselves out of it.”
“Getting hurt and narrowly escaping death is sort of a thing for me.”

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