"The innocent are punished. That's the world we live in."

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Source : Mohammed Hanif (2011). “A case of Exploding Mangoes”, p.8, Random House India

Mohammed Hanif

#World Quotes #Innocent Quotes

“We don't have faith in reason; we use reason because, unlike revelation, it produces results and understanding. Even discussing why we should use reason employs reason!”
“It just took some people a little longer than others to realize how few words they needed to get by, how much of life they could negotiate in silence.”

Source : "The Leftovers". Book by Tom Perrotta, August 30, 2011.
“Ritual and myth are like seed crystals of new patterns that can eventually reshape culture around them.”
“In many ways, theatre is more rewarding for a writer. I used to think it was like painting a wall - that when the play is finished, it's done - but now I realise it's more like gardening; you plant the thing, then you have to constantly tend it. You're part of a thing that's living.”
“Two of my grandparents died in a car crash. Sucks, 'cause they would have lived to a hundred.”
“Jesus was and is the enemy of dead religion.”

Source : Eric Metaxas (2012). “No Pressure, Mr. President!: The Power of True Belief in a Time of Crisis”, p.40, Thomas Nelson Inc
“I don't play just one-two-three-four. I try to play melodies.”
“I have only interest in things I could drink.”

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