"Desperation is a millstone. It wears away at the very soul, grinding away pity, kindness, humanity and courage. But sometimes it whets the mind to a sharpened point and creates moments of true brilliance. And standing there, nose tickled by the dusty hide of the stuffed deer head, such a moment visited Mosca Mye."

-- Frances Hardinge

#Kindness Quotes #Soul Quotes #Humanity Quotes

“We are all happy when U.S. soldiers are killed week in and week out. The killing of U.S. soldiers in Iraq is legitimate and obligatory.”
“Delicacy in woman is strength.”
“I've gotten to a point, where I realize that happiness doesn't come from the outside.”
“Manicheanism is like a vacuum, it is an either or situation that curtails or destroys the development of liberatory thought.”
“Repentance means a change of mind. Formerly, I thought sin as a pleasant thing, but now I have changed my mind about it. Formerly, I thought the world an attractive place, but now I know better. Formerly I regarded it miserable business to be a Christian, but now I think differently. Once I thought certain things delightful, now I think them vile. Once I thought other things utterly worthless, now I think them most precious. That is a change of mind, and that is repentance.”
“It was my responsibility that this world got itself an atom bomb, because there were only a handful of nuclear physicists in the thirties - only a handful. And we were all beating the desk and saying "How wonderful it will be if we discover atomic fission.”
“Do not be afraid of simplicity. If you have a cold chicken for supper, why cover it with a tasteless white sauce which makes it look like a pretentious dish on the buffet table at some fance dress ball?”
“We don't need a nation that has national identity cards.”

Source : "[Flashback interview] Retired Senator Malcolm Wallop: 'Frontier Freedom'". Interview with John W. Kennedy, www.ff.org. December 21, 2012.

You may also like:

Alan Garner
Novelist
Alyson Noel
Author
Eva Ibbotson
Novelist
Garth Nix
Writer
Jaclyn Moriarty
Novelist
Lian Hearn
Author
Marcus Sedgwick
Writer
Philip Pullman
Film writer
Storm Constantine
Author