"Anti-Americanism may indeed have grown fiercer than it was during the cold war. It is a common phenomenon that when the angels fail to deliver, the demons become more fearsome."

-- Ian Buruma

#War Quotes #Angel Quotes #May Quotes

“Amount of search is not a measure of the amount of intelligence being exhibited. What makes a problem a problem is not that a large amount of search is required for its solution, but that a large amount would be required if a requisite level of intelligence were not applied.”
“When I go biking, I repeat a mantra of the day's sensations: bright sun, blue sky, warm breeze, blue jay's call, ice melting and so on. This helps me transcend the traffic, ignore the clamorings of work, leave all the mind theaters behind and focus on nature instead. I still must abide by the rules of the road, of biking, of gravity. But I am mentally far away from civilization. The world is breaking someone else's heart.”
“To keep God at the center of one's life requires frequent renewal of power through prayer.”
“I have always felt that Judit was a relatively slow starter, though she is extremely motivated, diligent, hard-working, and disciplined towards her goals in chess and in life.”
“Happiness is the best facelift.”
“Make sure that every person, of whatever background, can find in you a welcoming heart.”
“Part of the film business is, if you want an apple, you buy an apple.”
“The palest ink will endure beyond the memories of man”

Source : Tan Twan Eng (2013). “The Garden of Evening Mists”, p.122, Canongate Books

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