"The imagination is far better at inventing tortures than life because the imagination is a demon within us and it knows where to strike, where it hurts. It knows the vulnerable spot, and life does not, our friends and lovers do not, because seldom do they have the imagination equal to the task."

-- Anais Nin

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“The thing which grieves and oppresses my heart with respect to poor Scotland, is the hardness of heart manifest in the levity and cruelty with which they speak of others.”
“There's always something when you're at fault, too, and that fault you must discover and learn to recognize and take the consequences of it.”

Source : Anne Holm (1990). “North to Freedom”, Odyssey Classics
“We're not that much smarter than we used to be, even though we have much more information - and that means the real skill now is learning how to pick out the useful information from all this noise.”
“There is a certain even-handed justice in Time; and for what he takes away he gives us something in return. He robs us of elasticity of limb and spirit, and in its place he brings tranquility and reposeâ€”the mild autumnal weather of the soul.”
“Permaculture is an integrated, evolving system of perennial and self-perpetuating plants and animal species useful to man.”
“Her mind is a haunted house.”

Source : Nadeem Aslam (2008). “The Wasted Vigil”, p.5, Faber & Faber
“It is our hope that in future discussions with the Mexican government, you will encourage Mexico to do its part to address illegal immigration rather than encourage their citizens to illegally enter the U.S.”
“Please choose the way of peace.. In the short term there may be winners and losers in this war that we all dread. But that never can, nor never will justify the suffering, pain and loss of life your weapons will cause.”

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