"Prostitution, black marketeering, and informing on ones neighbors and friends all had such a deep-rooted tradition in Romania that there was a charming naturalness and innocence about it."

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Source : Robert D. Kaplan (2014). “Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History”, p.81, Picador

Robert D. Kaplan

#Black Quotes #Neighbors And Friends Quotes #Innocence Quotes

“The memories of childhood have a strange shuttling quality, and areas of darkness ring the spaces of light. The memories of childhood are like clear candles in an acre of night, illuminating fixed scenes from surrounding darkness.”
“I never wanted to be an actor as a kid. I wanted to play hockey, like every other kid in Canada. I had a pretty good shot at it until I was 15 and badly injured myself.”
“Keep passing the open windows.”

Source : FaceBook post by John Irving from Aug 06, 2014
“Our flag is read, white and blue, but our nation is a rainbown-red, yellow, brown, black and white - and we're all precious in God's sight.”
“Ground yourself, strip yourself down, To blind loving Silence”
“Rogue regimes never respond to anything less than hardball.”
“I don't think I've had love at first sight. But,I've definitely had moments where I've seen a person, and I'm like, 'Wow, there is something different about you, and I really want to get to know you.'”
“I've been known to make out with girls from time to time. Couple drinks involved, you know. It's fun. And who knows? Maybe it'll go further someday. I don't know.”

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