"In fact, they didn't talk much at all, but they spent time together, each in his own abyss, held safe and tight by the other's silence."

-- Paolo Giordano

#Silence Quotes #Together Quotes #Safe Quotes

“I don't think anyone can calculate the effect of having a Jew on the ticket.”

Source : "Gore's Leap Of Faith" by Eric Pooley, www.cnn.com. August 14, 2000.
“Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries or dies, is sure of being kindly spoken of.”
“There are a lot of people who want to be famous nowadays: singers, actors and, you know, it's like a roller-coaster. And when you are very sensitive - I'm very sensitive - you have to be very strong... You have to just not pay attention to the people who hate you, you know?”
“Wong Kar-wai and Ang Lee are two Asian directors I'm really fond of.”
“What censorship accomplishes, creating an unreal and hypocritical mythology, fomenting an attraction for forbidden fruit, inhibiting the creative minds among us and fostering an illicit trade. Above all, it curtails the right of the individual, be he creator or consumer, to satisfy his intellect and his interest without harm. In our law-rooted society, we are not the keeper of our brother's morals - only of his rights.”
“Children have adopted a consumerist attitude - I dare you to entertain me.”
“Nothing destroys one's respect in the hearts of others more than greed.”
“When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That's the message he is sending.”

Source : Thich Nhat Hanh (2015). “The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation”, p.196, Harmony

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