"Men We Reaped is a fiercely felt meditation on the value of life that at once reminds us of its infinite worth and indicts us - as a society - for our selective, casual complicity in devaluing it. Ward's account of these losses is founded in a compelling emotional honesty, and graced with moments of stark poetry."

-- Peter Ho Davies

#Honesty Quotes #Loss Quotes #Men Quotes

“It's essential to distinguish between events that are really beyond your control and events you caused yourself.”
“No man has ever praised to persons equally-and pleased them both.”
“My dad always told me that holding a grudge is like swallowing poison and expecting the other person to die.”

Source : Anna Banks (2013). “Of Triton”, p.75, Macmillan
“I think that what we leave behind us is extremely important. I therefore spend a fair amount of time on the charitable front, and someday I hope to spend more time on it.”

Source : Source: www.harbus.org
“There are so many different stories. You can choose to tell them, or not, but they certainly have the right to exist”
“I'm a big fan of the Adidas three-stripe old-school zip-up tracksuit tops. I've got several for everyday wear, including an olive-green one, a burgundy one and a cream one with leather arms.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Next to the Blessed Sacrament itself, your neighbor is the holiest object presented to your senses.”
“No matter how cutting-edge Hollywood may seem, it is still delayed in how it views people: If producers do not perceive me as an Iranian girl, then I cannot play an Iranian girl. If you aren't perceived as a full black girl, then it makes it more difficult to play a black girl on TV.”

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