"The novels we read allow us to encounter possible persons, visions of ourselves that we would never see, never permit ourselves to become, in places we can never go and might not care to, while assuring that we get to return home again."

-- Thomas C Foster

#Home Quotes #Vision Quotes #Encounters Quotes

“Without country you have neither name, token, voice, nor rights, no admission as brothers into the fellowship of the Peoples. You are the bastards of Humanity. Soldiers without a banner, Israelites among the nations, you will find neither faith nor protection; none will be sureties for you. Do not beguile yourselves with the hope of emancipation from unjust social conditions if you do not first conquer a Country for yourselves.”
“Ask me if I sparkle and Iâ€™ll kill you where you stand.â€ (Bones)”
“All I ask is the chance to prove that money can't make me happy.”

Source : "Genius declared: Wilde tops the wit list" by Aidan Jones, www.theguardian.com. October 15, 2007.
“In this millennium that we live in, the 'Hack-a-Shaq'has proven not to work. It might work a couple games every now and then, but when it comes to the playoffs or a championship series, it doesn't work - not at all.”
“There's one way to find out if a man is honest - ask him. If he says, 'Yes,' you know he is a crook.”
“My earliest memories are being pinned to a fence with a switchblade.”
“Cooperation will save the future. And America should lead it. Every time humanity has been in danger of extinguishing itself, our consciousness and our conscience have led us to come together. That's the big issue of the 21st century.”
“It's about us getting ready to play. It's not about the other team. We'll beat ourselves before they beat us. That's always our approach.”

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