"i'm going mad, i told myself. let me not be mad."

--

Ian Mcewan

#Mad Quotes #Let Me Quotes

“This notion that man can, and should, have absolute dominion over the "chaotic" powers of nature and woman...is what ultimately lies behind man's famous "conquest of nature" - a conquest that is today puncturing holes in the earth's ozone layer, destroying our forests, polluting our air and water, and increasingly threatening the welfare, and even survival, of thousands of living species, including our own.”
“Spain believe in what they do; they have absolute confidence in their style of play.”
“I always order the banned books from a black market dealer in California, figuring if the State of Mississippi banned them, they must be good.”

Source : Kathryn Stockett (2009). “The Help”, p.81, Penguin
“That was the hard thing about grief, and the grieving. They spoke another language, and the words we knew always fell short of what we wanted them to say.”
“Women, in general, are not part of the corruption of the past, so they can give a new kind of leadership, a new image for mankind.”
“I see the Past, Present & Future existing all at once Before me.”
“Today was a difficult day. Tomorrow will be better”

Source : Kevin Henkes (1996). “Lilly's purple plastic purse”
“Medicine is so fascinating.”

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