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“There is no right to punish. There is only the power to punish,' she wrote. 'A man is punished for his crime because the State is stronger than he; the great crime of War is not punished because beyond the individual there is mankind, and beyond mankind there is nothing at all.”
Source : Benjamin Moser (2009). “Why This World: A Biography of Clarice Lispector”, p.105, Oxford University Press
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“Contradictions, most of all, a balance between chaos and order. It needs neighborhoods vibrating with energy just as much as cozy little corners and parks; well-tended, middle-class sections as well as an alternative scene; technology centers for innovative youth and social facilities for older people.”
Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
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“I have been taking some classes in woodworking. It's really helpful just looking at a problem, and having a very tangible way in constructing it.”
Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
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“It helps to be able to be alone. 'Cuz writing is done alone, unless you collaborate, but I don't do that. Ask my ex-wife.”
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“I think Juan stopped short - he got halfway to the destination and got off the train. He is certainly an excellent writer and a good person, but I'm not a nationalist.”
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“Mental agitations and eating cares are more injurious to health, and destructive of life, than is commonly imagined, and could their effects be collected, would make no inconsiderable figure in the bills of mortality.”
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“There is only one way to make money at writing, and that is to marry a publisher's daughter.”
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“Not only did I feel hurt that she [Sarah Palin] sort of misdiagnosed all of these veterans, but I think she sort of was wrong in the way she talked about the issue.”
Source : Source: www.msnbc.com
