"The germ of creation lies in violence."

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Source : Rudolfo Anaya (2015). “Jalamanta: A Message from the Desert”, p.19, Open Road Media

Rudolfo Anaya

#Lying Quotes #Germs Quotes #Violence Quotes

“Gradually the awful truth dawns on you: that Santa Claus was just the tip of the iceberg - that your future will not be the rollercoaster ride you'd imagined, that the world occupied by your parents, the world of washing the dishes, going to the dentist, weekend trips to the DIY superstore to buy floor tiles, is actually largely what people mean when they speak of 'life'.”
“It may be said that natural selection is daily and hourly scrutinizing, throughout the world, every variation, even the slightest; rejecting that which is bad, preserving and adding up all that is good; silently and insensibly working, wherever and whenever opportunity offers, at the improvement of each organic being in relation to its organic and inorganic conditions of life.”
“Of the offspring of the gentilman Jafeth, came Habraham, Moyses, Aron and the profettys; and also the kyng of the right line of Mary, of whom that gentilman Jhesus was borne.”
“there is no such thing as fantasy unrelated to reality”
“Ill habits gather unseen degrees, as brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.”

Source : John Dryden, Joseph Warton, John Warton (1811). “The Poetical Works of John Dryden: Containing Original Poems, Tales and Translations”, p.44
“The blessing of God enriches the soul for eternity while that given by the world enriches the body temporarily.”
“The interesting thing about Georgia is, Atlanta is teeming with middle-class black people and black people with money - and yet there is still segregation.”

Source : "Journey into the Heart of Whiteness". Interview with Elizabeth Gettelman, www.motherjones.com. December 23, 2009.
“Great players crave instruction on their weaknesses.”

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