"It is a melancholy illusion of those who write books and articles that the printed word survives. Alas, it rarely does."

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Source : Eric Hobsbawm (2011). “How To Change The World: Tales of Marx and Marxism”, p.126, Hachette UK

Eric Hobsbawm

#Book Quotes #Writing Quotes #Doe Quotes

“Hollywood is weird, man. The child-actor world is the weirdest. But somehow I survived.”
“I discovered that the heart is a breakable thing, but also discovered my capacity to love another person.”
“Sin was conquered on the cross. Christ's death is the foundation of our hope, the promise of our triumph.”
“The responsibility of the executive is (1) to create and maintain a sense of purpose and moral code for the organization; (2) to establish systems of formal and informal communication; and (3) to ensure the willingness of people to cooperate.”
“It gives me some kind of chance to survive the night." "How are those better odds? If you come back with me, you're guaranteed to survive the night." "No," Reacher said. "If I come back with you, I'm guaranteed to die of shame.”
“It is true, that it is not at all necessary to love many books, in order to love them much.”
“Sunday is the Lordâ€™s Day. Let us find time to be with him.”
“If you stay, I'll do whatever you want. I'll quit the band, go with you to New York. But if you need me to go away, I'll do that, too. I was talking to Liz and she said maybe coming back to your old life would be too painful, that maybe it'd be easier for you to erase us. And that would suck, but I'd do it. I can lose you like that if I don't lose you today. I'll let you go. If you stay.”

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