"It [9/11 tragedy] was the spectacle, what al-Qaeda gets its main power from - why their terrorism truly earns the word "acts." They are very theatrical, always - the simultaneous violence, the grandiose, symbolic gestures (the number 911, "United" and "American" flights, the World Trade as target etc). And then its aftermath."

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Porochista Khakpour

#Numbers Quotes #Tragedy Quotes #Aftermath Quotes

“This actual world of what is knowable, in which we are and which is in us, remains both the material and the limit of our consideration.”
“Not only did I avoid speaking of Salinger; I resisted thinking about him. I did not reread his letters to me. The experience had been too painful.”
“The way to deal with the devil of obesity and diabetes is literally one day at a time.”
“You fool around with different pitches playing catch, but it's not the same when you've got to face some guy with a bat in his hand.”
“Asking an artist to talk about his work is like asking a plant to discuss horticulture.”
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.”
“The right to die can easily become the duty to die.”
“Look, the center right coalition in American politics today is best understood as a coalition of groups and individuals that on the issue that brings them to politics what they want from the government is to be left alone.”

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