"In summer the empire of insects spreads."

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Source : "In Valleys" by Adam Zagajewski, www.newyorker.com. May 2, 2011.

Adam Zagajewski

#Summer Quotes #Empires Quotes #Insects Quotes

“Whenever I'm in Glasgow I go and stand outside the front of the house I grew up in, which is in Mount Vernon.”
“Meaning lies in the confrontation of contradiction - the coincidencia apositorum. Thatâ€™s what we really feel, not these rational schemes that are constantly beating us over the head with the â€œthou shaltsâ€ and â€œthou shouldâ€, but rather a recovery of the real ambiguity of being and an ability to see ourselves as at once powerful and weak, noble and ignoble, future-oriented, past-facing.”
“People always underestimate the impact of technology. To give you an example: In the 1970s the frontier for offshore development was 200 meters, today it is 4,000 meters.”
“Miles: Well, things are kind of complicated right now. When youâ€™re a grown-up, youâ€™ll understand. Jonah: I donâ€™t want to be a grown-up. Miles: Why not? Jonah: Because grown-ups always say that things are complicated.”
“Russia's Vladimir Putin appeared in public for the first time after a mysterious 10-day absence. Putin said it took him that long to recover from the finale of 'The Bachelor.'”
“It was in the air, or so it seemed to Kiki, this hatred of women and their bodies- it seeped in with every draught in the house; people brought it home on their shoes, they breathed it in off their newspapers. There was no way to control it.”
“Seriously. Who needed a real lover when you had a handsome, affectionate man who adored you, put a beautiful house over your head, gave you a great job, lavished you with fabulous clothes, shoes, purses and jewelry and would never break your heart?”

Source : Kristen Ashley (2012). “Play it Safe”, p.123, Rock Chick LLC
“I hate the way people use slide presentations instead of thinking. People would confront a problem by creating a presentation. I wanted them to engage, to hash things out at the table, rather than show a bunch of slides. People who know what they're talking about don't need PowerPoint.”

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