"The night glittered brilliantly then."

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Source : Banana Yoshimoto, Michael Emmerich (2001). “Asleep”, p.38, Grove Press

Banana Yoshimoto

“the tired sunsets and the tired people - it takes a lifetime to die and no time at all.”
“King of England, and you, duke of Bedford, who call yourself regent of the kingdom of France... settle your debt to the king of Heaven; return to the Maiden, who is envoy of the king of Heaven, the keys to all the good towns you took and violated in France.”
“what is seen must always be the outcome of much that is unseen.”

Source : H. A. Guerber (1909). “Myths and Legends of the Middle Ages”, p.14, Courier Corporation
“A local company has more accountability.”
“The stars shine as they always do. Same stars. Same sky. Only I am different.”
“A strong accountability system needs to broaden, not narrow, the curriculum. That cannot happen if you only have accountability without adequate school funding. Until Tallahassee understands the need to raise the bar as well as the financial investment, Florida will continue to celebrate mediocrity at the expense of true achievement.”
“The most frightening pages of history are those which reveal how easily conditions making a desert of the human spirit may come into existence, with the oozings away of incentive and kindliness in our natural social structure.”

Source : Haniel Long (1950). “A letter to St. Augustine: after re-reading his confessions”
“I don't think Hollywood makes many good films anymore. How many directors can you really trust to have an artistic vision, not a corporate vision or a watered-down communal one?”

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