"People are considered as areas that resist light, mistakes in the air, collision sweet spots. At the time of this writing, the whole world is a crime scene: People eat space with their bodies; they are rain decayers; the wind is slaughtered when they move. A retaliation is probably coming. Should a person cease to move, she would cease to kill the sky, and the world might begin to recover."

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Source : Ben Marcus (2007). “Notable American Women: A Novel”, p.46, Vintage

Ben Marcus

#Sweet Quotes #Mistake Quotes #Rain Quotes

“Truth, it has been said, is the first casualty of war.”

Source : "Truth and the War". Book by Edmund Dene Morel. Introduction, p. 9, 1916.
“I've been making electronic music since I was 12. I was making music as soon as I knew how to make sounds on a piano. My parents had a baby grand, and the piano is still my favorite instrument. I look at it as a songwriting machine.”
“We view ourselves on the eve of battle. We are nerved for the contest, and must conquer or perish. It is vain to look for present aid: none is at hand. We must now act or abandon all hope! Rally to the standard, and be no longer the scoff of mercenary tongues! Be men, be free men, that your children may bless their father's name.”

Source : Sam Houston, Eugene Campbell Barker (1939). “The writings of Sam Houston, 1813-1863”
“Speaking as a Democrat, all my life battling for what I conceived to be Democracy, and what I conceived to be right, I am yet an American above Democracy.”
“Watch carefully the children around you. In precious moments you will catch a glimpse of your Saviorâ€™s face. Listen intently and you will hear his voice. Walk gently among them; his footprints are all around you. Embrace them, for you are embracing him. Respect them, because they are sometimes Godâ€™s agents â€“ exactly the kind of instruments he needs. At such times, only a child will do.”

Source : Wess Stafford (2010). “Too Small to Ignore: Why the Least of These Matters Most”, p.228, WaterBrook
“With will one can do anything.”
“The proud will sooner lose than ask their way.”
“My sound is constantly progressing and maturing. It's hard with all the songs that I have written over the years to compile them all into one album. It's almost impossible to categorize them into one genre.”

Source : Source: www.justjared.com

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