"Fire is a speed reader, which is why the ignorant burn books: fire races through pages, takes care of all the knowledge, and never bores you with a summary."

-- Elizabeth McCracken

#Book Quotes #Fire Quotes #Race Quotes

“Facts are the images of history, just as images are the facts of fiction.”

Source : E.L. Doctorow (2011). “Jack London, Hemingway, and the Constitution:: Selected Essays, 1977-1992”, p.157, Random House
“Just as the natural environment depends on biodiversity, so the human environment depends on cultural diversity, because no one civilization encompasses all the spiritual, ethical and artistic expressions of mankind.”
“Woodstock was both a peaceful protest and a global celebration.”
“...genius is no proof against shooting one's own foot.”
“The irony is that the people we tend to vote for actually look down on voters and voting. That's just idiotic, right? That's like a snake eating its own tail! A wolf in a trap gnawing off its own head to escape!”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Nonresistance, nonjudgment, and nonattachment are the three aspects of true freedom and enlightened living.”
“If they cannot love and resist at the same time, they probably will not survive.”
“I love the winning, I can take the losing, but most of all I love to play.”

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