"Scientists say that human beings are made of atoms, but a little bird told me that we are also made of stories"

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Source : "Eduardo Galeano, Chronicler of Latin America’s 'Open Veins,' on His New Book 'Children of the Days'". "Democracy Now!" with Amy Goodman and Nermeen Shaikh, www.democracynow.org. May 8, 2013.

Eduardo Galeano

#Bird Quotes #Atoms Quotes #Stories Quotes

“I think for some reason people are drawn to stories of all kinds, for some reason they land harder when they are "true." And yet in fiction, I think there is a lot of deeper truth, too.”
“I think it's no secret that I've tried to take chances in my career and also in my life, and I believe to not live in fear.”
“To pigeonhole a genre as being successful or unsuccessful is weird.”
“The taint inherent in absolute power is not its inhumanity but its antihumanity.”
“The individual disposition is already a factor in childhood; it is innate, and not acquired in the course of a life.”
“Let's not hold anything back in 2015. We only have one life to live and this is not a dress rehearsal!! #â€Ž allornothing”
“It is a good sign when He burdens us with [crosses] and we carry them well, but woe to the person who runs away from them, for he will find such heavy ones that they will overwhelm him.”
“Waiting for a long-term solution to immigration reform will not make Americans safer.”

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