"How can one talk in a classical language about a child who's torn apart in an explosion in the market near his school? People in Iraq don't talk about their joys, their problems, and the destruction of the country in literary diction."

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Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

Hassan Blasim

#Country Quotes #Children Quotes #School Quotes

“Obey something, and you will have a chance to learn what is best to obey. But if you begin by obeying nothing, you will end by obeying the devil and all his invited friends.”
“A saint belongs to all humanity.”
“Fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds worth of distance run.”
“I don't really feel McCain. It ain't just because Barack is black; he can make change. Just like Bush equals recession, Barack equals progression.”
“And suddenly I realize that although I've never thought about being in love with Nick before, all the right ingredients are there. I fancy him. I like him. He's my friend. He makes me laugh. I love being with him. And I start to feel all sort of warm and glowy, and screw the other stuff. Screw the stuff about him having no money, and living in a bedsit, and not being what I thought I wanted. I'm just going to go with this and see where it ends up. I mean, no one says I have to marry the guy, for God's sake.”

Source : Jane Green (2001). “Mr. Maybe”, p.471, Broadway Books
“It is possible in this world to be pretty and funny and successful all at the same time.”
“Oddly, the most freeing thing we can ever do is to abdicate the throne of our own miniature kingdoms.”
“I think central to what we do is thinking about what's our role, how does this idea of being a band and getting on the stage and playing stuff.”

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