"In the book, America had already been weakened by bio terror plagues before waves of selfish violence took down the rest. But the real enemy was the kind of male human being who nurses fantasies of violent glory at the expense of his fellow citizens."

-- David Brin

#Selfish Quotes #Real Quotes #Book Quotes

“Mine is better than ours.”
“I am constrained to express my adoration of the Supreme Being, the Author of my existence, in full belief of His providential goodness and His forgiving mercy revealed to the world through Jesus Christ, through Whom I hope for never-ending happiness in a future state.”
“This language is from the head. It is a way of mentally classifying people into varying shades of good and bad, right and wrong. Ultimately, it provokes defensiveness, resistance, and counterattack. It is a language of demands.”
“A bone heals, a bruise fades, but art is forever”
“I enjoy people who aren't afraid to say what they mean. It makes life so much easier!”
“I've always been full of nervous energy, but I'm not really as happy as I seem.”
“I was tortured fifteen times, thats total submission. They did that with shutting off your blood circulation with ropes, giving you claustrophobia and pain at the same time, bending you double.”
“Aphorisms are literature's hand luggage. Light and compact, they fit easily into the overhead compartment of your brain.”

Source : James Geary (2011). “The World in a Phrase”, p.9, Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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