"Everyone has to scratch on walls somewhere or they go crazy"

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Source : Michael Ondaatje (2011). “In the Skin of a Lion”, p.75, Vintage

Michael Ondaatje

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“I believe history will come to view 9/11 as an event on par with November 22, 1963, the date on which John F. Kennedy was murdered, cutting short a presidency that was growing ever more promising. Dreams died that day in Dallas; it is easy to imagine the 1960s turning out rather differently had President Kennedy lived.”
“Religion is a barbarous obsidian knife poised over our chests put it in a cabinet and admire it as a work of art, but don't ever wield the damned thing ever again.”

Source : "Atheism ≠ Fascism". freethoughtblogs.com. June 12, 2011.
“You must ask for God's help. After each failure, ask forgiveness, pick yourself up, and try again.”
“To be successful, you need to really work hard. And every study in the last 50 years says that successful people say, "I am not smarter than anybody else. I just want to work harder and longer."”
“Three languages - the video, the music and the live performance - are awesome to bring together.”

Source : Source: thequietus.com
“Whose is it, do you think?" I say finally. "No telling," says Finnick. "Why don't we let Peeta claim it, since he died today?”
“I was surrounded by talented people. I always remember Mrs. Carmel Snow, saying to me, "You know, Polly, if one person thinks they're a big star, then we're all stars. You just go out there and always do your best. And always have time to see any designer - no matter how big or how small, have time to see them. You don't have to just see the big shots. You never know what's coming around the corner and the talent that is going to be important. That is your job."”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Once more, I am watching the most powerful men in the kingdom bring their power to bear on a woman who has done nothing worse than live to the beat of her own heart, see with her own eyes; but this is not their tempo nor their vision and they cannot tolerate any other.”

Source : Philippa Gregory (2013). “The Lady of the Rivers”, p.156, Simon and Schuster

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