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Benjamin Alire Saenz

"For a moment, I thought of the word happy and it was a word that just, well, it felt like it was visiting me. I knew it wouldnâ€™t last for very long and Iâ€™d be sad again and then it would be worse because itâ€™s one thing to be sad and itâ€™s another thing to be sad once youâ€™ve been happy. Being sad after youâ€™ve been happy is the worst thing in the world."

Source : Benjamin Alire Sáenz (2013). “Last Night I Sang to the Monster”, p.195, Cinco Puntos Press

Benjamin Alire Saenz

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“Just reading that - just reading that a person can be black and still perform in blackface, making fun of black people for a living, and at the same time be a genius and be an incredible entertainer and at the same time be extremely conflicted and feel like - just feel terrible for doing that, essentially, which is what Bert Williams felt, from what I gather, from what I read - all of that just made - was so incredible to me.”

Source : "Jazz Singer Cécile McLorin Salvant Doesn't Want To Sound 'Clean And Pretty'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. January 1, 2016.
“Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.”
“Beyond that is the fear that the United States will end up negotiating and agreeing to a deal with Iran. The Israelis do not like that either because they fear the deal will come at the expense of Israel's security interests. From an Israeli perspective, the NIE makes the risk of some sort of settlement much greater.”
“A Republican. A Republican. That's worse than being a ***** Communist!”
“It's true that all men are pigs. The trick is to tame one who knows how to find truffles.”
“I think to be a rich and successful person in Roman society would be pretty fabulous. They had all of the comforts we want now - central heating, baths, medicine. If I could choose not to indulge in all the things they did I don't agree with, then I could be perfectly comfortable without a mobile phone, computer or anything.”
“If you're always sad when you think about me, then how can you remember me?”
“Great leaders in our study treated their people like partners in the organization. That meant they created for their people a sense of connection by teaching them how their jobs impact the larger organization. And they showed them growth opportunities, how they can grow and develop with the company.”

Source : Source: bobmorris.biz

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