"Society had grown cruel. People who felt they were unwanted or unwelcome in their own country, reacted with aggression. There was no such thing as meaningless violence. Every violent act had a meaning for the person who committed it. Only when you dared accept this truth could you hope to turn society in another direction."

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Source : FaceBook post by Henning Mankell from Jul 29, 2011

Henning Mankell

#Country Quotes #People Quotes #Violence Quotes

“In a rough way the short story writer is to the novelist as a cabinetmaker is to a house carpenter.”
“When we grow careless of keeping our souls, then God recovers our taste of good things again by sharp crosses.”

Source : Richard Sibbes (2013). “The Bruised Reed”, p.80, Lulu Press, Inc
“For a couple of months there I was shrieking like a banshee,”
“Self-sacrifice which denies common sense is not a virtue. It's a spiritual dissipation.”
“Willingness to change is a strength, even if it means plunging part of the company into total confusion for a while.”
“Kathryn Bigelow is a really good example of somebody that has maintained her truth and she makes the films she wants to make and she hasn't let other people affect her too much. Her last film is to me so inspiring and the way she sees war, the way she set up those really intimate relationships in and amongst this carnage.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com
“I had no expectation that the Prince would offer me the unprecedented and unfettered access to the original and entirely untapped sources on which this biography is based.”
“I used to be an architect, so I have a series I am working on with USA Network that I created and am co-writing.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com

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