"Being ruled by a depraved poet-king who is sacrified each spring is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried."

-- Tim Pratt

#Kings Quotes #Spring Quotes #Government Quotes

“A 'multicultural society' is a logical and physical impossibility.”
“think we're still stuck in that agricultural mindset, where we imagine that we can shape the Earth. Sure, we can do that. But the Earth has the power to shape us much more powerfully. To survive climate change, we'll have to realize how dependent we are on our ecosystems for our own survival.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.”
“Writing is a deeper sleep than death. Just as one wouldn't pull a corpse from its grave, I can't be dragged from my desk at night.”
“I understood when I was just a child that without water, everything dies. I didn't understand until much later that no one "owns" water. It might rise on your property, but it just passes through. You can use it, and abuse it, but it is not yours to own. It is part of the global commons, not "property" but part of our life support system.”

Source : Marq De Villiers (2001). “Water: The Fate of Our Most Precious Resource”, p.14, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“You grew old first not in your own eyes, but in other people's eyes; then, slowly, you agreed with their opinion of you.”

Source : Julian Barnes (1986). “Staring at the sun”, Jonathan Cape
“I can't even imagine what it is like to make a movie that lasts two hours.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I am divorced, and one of the things I am tremendously grateful for is that my ex-husband and I made a decision to go through mediation. I knew a trial would drag on for years, would cost me everything, but worse, would be devastating for our four small children.”

Source : "Christie Brinkley: Not My American Sweetheart" by Jane Green, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 14, 2008.

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