"There are those who say that when civilization progresses a bit further transportation facilities will move into the skies and under the ground, and that our streets will again be quiet, but I know perfectly well that when that day comes some new device for torturing the old will be invented."

-- Junichiro Tanizaki

#Moving Quotes #Sky Quotes #Civilization Quotes

“The love that previously dared not speak its name has now grown hoarse from screaming it.”
“Spoken language clearly differentiates Homo sapiens from all other creatures. None but humankind produces a complex spoken language, a medium for communication and a medium for introspective reflection.”

Source : Richard Leakey (2008). “The Origin Of Humankind”, p.125, Hachette UK
“Kissing in films, it's just another thing you have to do. It kind of becomes as technical as how to open a door, really.”
“As our leader Saddam Hussein said, 'God is grilling their stomachs in hell.'”
“When you leave, weary of me, without a word, I shall gently let you go.”
“Every time I listen to Jeff Beck my whole view of guitar changes radically. He's way, way out, doing things you never expect.”
“I was not a member of the SS.”
“Before we left, Grandmother talked a lot about the arctic night we would fly through. 'Isn't it a mystical word, "arctic"? Pure and quite hard. And meridians. Isn't that pretty? We're going to fly along them, faster than the light can follow us... Time won't be able to catch us.”

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