"A few people have come back to me and said, "Thanks for giving me nightmares for the last few nights!" I say to them, "Well, now you know what I've been going through for the last three years!""

-- Rudolf Buitendach

#Night Quotes #Years Quotes #People Quotes

“Just as I came out into the rue, an omnibus came by - pas complet, so I sprang in, without that prayer and fasting which should chasten the mind before risking it in a French omnibus.”

Source : Susan Hale (1918). “Letters of Susan Hale”
“It is essential that in a society, divine thoughts and power should co-exist. Simple Faith, not backed by material forces, is weak and Strength without touch of Divinity is monstrous.”
“Kick him when he's down, he's easier to reach.”
“What an honor it was to step into the shoes of Nelson Mandela and portray a man who defied odds, broke down barriers, and championed human rights before the eyes of the world.”

Source : "Harvey Weinstein and Idris Elba React to Nelson Mandela’s Passing". www.indiewire.com. December 5, 2013.
“Rule number something or other -- never tell anybody anything unless you're going to get something better in return.”

Source : Sara Paretsky (2011). “Deadlock”, p.34, Dell
“Man's last freedom is his freedom to choose how he will react in any given situation”
“Imperialist aid is a noose of plunder and subjugation, aimed at robbing 10 and even 100 things for one thing that is given.”

Source : "The madness of Kim Jong II" by Philip Gourevitch, www.theguardian.com. November 2, 2003.
“It's the old case against symbols: if you get them, they seem obvious and artificial, and if you don't, you miss the whole point.”

Source : Wilfrid Sheed (1978). “The good word and other words”, Penguin (Non-Classics)

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