"A modern civilization is only possible when it is accepted that singular beings exist and express themselves freely."

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Tahar Ben Jelloun

#Civilization Quotes #Modern Quotes #Accepted Quotes

“I didnt think that personal style had much value in graphic design.”
“So, so, break off this last lamenting kiss, Which sucks two souls, and vapors both away.”
“Oklahoma is the cultural center of the universe.”
“There's plenty of rude stuff online. People say things online that they would be ashamed to say face to face. If people could treat others as though they were speaking face to face, that would be huge.”

Source : "The Encyclopedist's Lair". The New York Times, November 19, 2007.
“The eye is the window of the soul; even an animal looks for a man's intentions right into his eyes.”
“All good poetry is forged slowly and patiently, link by link, with sweat and blood and tears.”
“Magic teaches us how to lie without guilt.”
“You move your life across the country and make a commitment to a place, and to a genre, and then you realize that neither the place nor the genre might be what you thought they were going to be, or that the world you thought you were going to find in school doesn't actually exist.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

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