"Violence is not necessary to destroy a civilization. Each civilization dies from indifference toward the unique values which created it."

-- Nicolas Gomez Davila

#Unique Quotes #Civilization Quotes #Violence Quotes

“The price of greatness is responsibility.”
“I love France. France is a nice place.”
“Like every child, I adored her. Until I formed a brain and got to know her.”
“Fiction is like a spider's web, attached ever so slightly perhaps, but still attached to life at all four corners. Often the attachment is scarcely perceptible.”
“Trade is now clearly designed to favor the wealthiest and most powerful corporations at the expense of the rest of us. The three wealthiest people on earth now control more assets than the combined incomes of 600 million people in the world's 48 poorest countries.”
“The great heart of comrade Kim Jong Il has ceased.”
“What scoundrels we would be if we did for ourselves what we are ready to do for Italy.”
“I search my brain for the truth. â€œI want it more than anything, just as long as you promise me one thing.â€ â€œAnd whatâ€™s that?â€ â€œThat if at any time it gets to be too much for you, youâ€™ll leave meâ€”walk away and get out.â€ â€œThat will never happen,â€ he guarantees me. â€œYou need to give me some credit. You left me, ripped out my heart, and then came back acting like a robot, and you know what? We made it through. You and I, good or bad, belong together. We make each other whole.”

Source : Jessica Sorensen (2013). “The Forever of Ella and Micha”, p.138, Hachette UK

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