"Sudan, I've come to discover, is a country which, once it gets hold of you, does not let go."

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Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

Eric Reeves

#Letting Go Quotes #Country Quotes #Doe Quotes

“I don't understand why America embraces Lady GaGa and Katy Perry and all of the "pop stuff" as much as they do. The Jonas Brothers, Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber are also included, and I don't really get any of that. Maybe that means that I am old. That stuff seems like it isn't that "authentic." Katy has a cool writing style though, and her lyrics can be poignant and mean stuff from time to time. I really appreciate that about her.”
“We may be coming to a new golden age of instrument making.”
“Death remains about the one certain fact in the lives of each one of us, and there will be suffering, sorrow, and sadness next week as there was last week.”

Source : Basil Hume (2001). “Cardinal Hume: A Spiritual Companion : Reflections Through the Year”, Paraclete Press (MA)
“Men always want to die for something. For someone. I can see the appeal. You do it once and itâ€™s done. No more worrying, not knowing, about tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow. I know you all think it sounds brave, but Iâ€™ll tell you something even braver. To struggle and fight for the ones you love today. And then do it all over again the next day. Every day. For your whole life. Itâ€™s not as romantic, I admit. But it takes a lot of courage to live for someone, too.”
“Children are our future we must take care of them with maximum effort.”
“It's almost like he's started to sound even more exotic the more people started doing him. I don't know why, but there's just something about Al Gore that makes me laugh.”

Source : The Believer interview, www.believermag.com. January 2013.
“The determining factor in our relationship with God is not our past but Christ's past.”
“Doesn't anything socialistic make you want to throw up? Like great public schools, or health insurance for all?”

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