"Perhaps, he thought, true pure love, like all flowers, flourished best with its roots in muck and mud. Perhaps that was a law of life that held everything together."

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Source : Harry Mulisch, Paul Vincent (1997). “The Discovery of Heaven”, Penguin (Non-Classics)

Harry Mulisch

#Flower Quotes #Law Quotes #Roots Quotes

“It is those who concentrate on but one thing at a time who advance in this world”
“Do ye dare to draw arms against the justice of God?" snapped the tubby little judge. Jamie drew the sword completely, with a flash of steel, then thrust it point-first into the ground, leaving the hilt quivering with the force of the blow. "I draw it in defense of this women, and the truth," he said "If any here be against those two they'll answer to me, and then God, in that order.”
“Revolutions are something you see only in retrospect.”
“Usually writer's block arises when something is wrong internally with the story.”
“I still collect toys. Toys are a reflection of society. They are the tools that society uses to teach and enculturate children into the adult world. Toys are not innocent.”

Source : Interview with Sonia Campagnola and Valentina Sansone, www.flashartonline.com. 2009.
“If it was true that lower taxes for the rich and more wealth to the wealthy leat to job creation, today we would be drowning in jobs.”
“Oh Wasn't it naughty of Smudges? Oh, Mummy, I'm sick with disgust. She threww me in front of the judges, And my silly old collar-bone's bust.”
“My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.”

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