"Somehow, bad news, however ridden with static, however filled with echoes, always manages to be conveyed."

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Source : FaceBook post by Jhumpa Lahiri from May 08, 2011

Jhumpa Lahiri

#Echoes Quotes #News Quotes #Static Quotes

“No doubt, man will continue to weigh and to measure, watch himself grow, and his Universe around him and with him, according to the ever growing powers of his tools.”
“I never knew if I would get my own show, but I knew I loved stand-up.”
“The hardest part about directing is getting everyone on the same page.”
“The Giants are usually described as rag tag, kind of a great garage sale team, and the Democrats are described as the Mommies to the Republican Daddies; and everyone hates the mommies, but wait, wait - I didn't intend to get into the pathos and thrill of being a Democratic Giants fan.”
“Most men in a concentration camp believed that the real opportunities of life had passed. Yet, in reality, there was an opportunity and a challenge. One could make a victory of those experiences, turning life into an inner triumph, or one could ignore the challenge and simply vegetate, as did a majority of the prisoners.”
“I believe abortion should be available to everyone, but the law should be changed. In the past I voted for a restriction to 22 weeks, and I would be prepared to go down to 20.”

Source : "Howard urges limits on 'too easy' abortions" by Gaby Hinsliff, www.theguardian.com. March 13, 2005.
“There is a sixth sense, the natural religious sense, the sense of wonder.”
“Selfridges’ Christmas hot list includes faux fur animal hats by Merrimaking, currently enjoying a cult status in Japan and amongst festival goers.”

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