"But knowing that you had gone wrong, and knowing how you had gone wrong, were not the same thing as knowing how to put it right."

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Source : John Lanchester (2012). “Capital”, p.228, Faber & Faber

John Lanchester

#Knowing Quotes #Gone Quotes

“Academia is alas full of special interests and specialists who presumed it was possible to "leapfrog" over this or that entire line of development. These minds hoped to distance themselves from the pernicious vices of a whole way of thinking, but of course at the same time excluded all of its virtues too. Modern abstractivism in its simplex form (which does not preclude a high degree of articulate facility within the ambit of what is preconceived and accepted).”
“I have a lot of cooking tools. In fact I have a whole drawer full of knives. Cooking tools, especially cutlery, are my toys.”
“Defeating terrorism in Libya can only be achieved through the political and institutional determination of a united Libyan government, which will need the strong and unequivocal support from the international community in confronting the myriad challenges facing Libya.”
“Writing the short story is essentially an act of grace. It's not a matter of will so much as trust. I try to let the story do some of the work for me. It knows what it wants to do, say, be. I try not to stand in its way.”
“Satan has his sights on the United States of America!”

Source : "Rick Santorum defends Satan speech - by comparing himself to Ronald Reagan" by Toby Harnden, www.dailymail.co.uk. February 22, 2012.
“You belong neither to God nor the state nor me. You belong to yourself and no one else.”
“A revolution that is based on the people exercising their creativity in the midst of devastation is one of the great historical contributions of humankind.”
“I believe women are too hard on themselves. I believe that when you love someone, she becomes beautiful to you. I believe the eyes see everything through the heart. Nothing in the world feels as good as resting them on someone you love.”

Source : Katherine Center (2009). “Everyone Is Beautiful: A Novel”, p.233, Ballantine Books

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