"In a profound sense every man has two halves to his being; he is not one person so much as two persons trying to act in unison. I believe that in the heart of each human being there is something which I can only describe as a child of darkness who is equal and complementary to the more obvious child of light."

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Source : Laurens Van Der Post (2013). “Feather Fall: An Anthology of Laurens Van Der Post”, p.35, Random House

Laurens van der Post

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“Fish is meant to tempt as well as nourish, and everything that lives in water is seductive.”

Source : Jean Paul Aron (1975). “Art of Eating in France: Manners and Menus in the 19th Century”, Peter Owen Publishers
“There is only one situation I can think of in which men and women make an effort to read better than they usually do. It is when they are in love and reading a love letter.”
“Our Jewish friends are no more responsible for the actions of Israel or the Netanyahu government than our Muslim friends are for those of various self-styled Islamic states or organisations.”

Source : "Jeremy Corbyn launches antisemitism report amid controversy" by Harriet Sherwood, www.theguardian.com. June 30, 2016.
“I'm inspired by challenges. My life was always like this.”

Source : "Two steps to heaven for Romario as Brazil's old man chases 1,000 goals" by Tom Phillips, www.theguardian.com. March 24, 2007.
“All those countries who keep their aid promises should be proud of what they've done”
“To take part in the African revolution, it is not enough to write a revolutionary song. You must fashion the revolution with the people. And if you fashion it with the people, the songs will come by themselves.”
“Los Angeles survives on that which is unpredictable. The unexpected courses through its very veins.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“This is a difference between us: you desire what other people have, while I desire the things I used to have, or think I might have one day.”

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