"In the West the past is like a dead animal. It is a carcass picked at by the flies that call themselves historians and biographers. But in my culture the past lives. My people feel this way in part because death does not separate us from our ancestors."

-- Miriam Makeba

#Past Quotes #Animal Quotes #People Quotes

“I took on the sins of everybody, of a generation, really.”

Source : "The lady's not a tramp" by Tim Adams, www.theguardian.com. February 17, 2001.
“Imagination is not something apart and hermetic, not a way of leaving reality behind; it is a way of engaging reality.”

Source : Irving Howe (1995). “A Critic's Notebook”, Harvest Books
“We may treat of the Soul as in the body - whether it be set above it or actually within it - since the association of the two constitutes the one thing called the living organism, the Animate.Now from this relation, from the Soul using the body as an instrument, it does not follow that the Soul must share the body's experiences: a man does not himself feel all the experiences of the tools with which he is working.”
“I'm not taking any interest in politics. I'm not involved in politics in any way. My life is in writing now.”
“I have my own hard earned money and if I buy a fly rod I'm going to give my money to the company that's giving me value. I'm going to the guy who gives me my money's worth.”
“no' when no one answered, Derek looked from face to face, then settled his glower in me. 'absolutely not.' 'um, I was the one keeping my mouth shut' I said.”
“All you who sleep tonight Far from the ones you love, No hand to left or right, An emptiness above-- Know that you aren't alone. The whole world shares your tears, Some for two nights or one, And some for all your years.”
“Buddhist mindfulness is about the present, but I also think its about being real. Being awake to everything. Feeling like nothing can hurt you if you can look it straight on.”

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