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“I figure when I die, I can't take anything with me. So why not give?”
― quote from Enrique's Journey: The Story of a Boy's Dangerous Odyssey to Reunite with His Mother
“There is a clear pattern in U.S. history: When we need labor, we welcome migrants. When we are in recession, we want them to leave.”
― quote from Enrique's Journey: The Story of a Boy's Dangerous Odyssey to Reunite with His Mother
“Enrique will be left with his father, Luis, who has been separated from Lourdes for three years.”
― quote from Enrique's Journey: The Story of a Boy's Dangerous Odyssey to Reunite with His Mother
“There is a clear pattern in U.S. history: When we need labor, we welcome migrants. When we are in recession, we want them to leave.”
― quote from Enrique's Journey: The Story of a Boy's Dangerous Odyssey to Reunite with His Mother
“But, of course, you might be asking yourself, 'Am I a feminist? I might not be. I don't know! I still don't know what it is! I'm too knackered and confused to work it out. That curtain pole really still isn't up! I don't have time to work out if I am a women's libber! There seems to be a lot to it. WHAT DOES IT MEAN?'
I understand.
So here is the quick way of working out if you're a feminist. Put your hand in your pants.
a) Do you have a vagina? and
b) Do you want to be in charge of it?
If you said 'yes' to both, then congratulations! You're a feminist.”
― Caitlin Moran, quote from How to Be a Woman
“If I could imagine myself as God, I’d become him!”
― Arkady Strugatsky, quote from Hard to Be a God
“Ooh. Maybe he’ll fuck you in Spanish. Can you call me while it’s happening? God, I want to hear that.”
― Tina Reber, quote from Love Unrehearsed
“I love you. I'm not sure if it's the way you want me to. I think it might be. But I know that I love you. I absolutely love you.”
― Kelley Armstrong, quote from The Rising
“Така нареченият „ислямски фундаментализъм”, т.е. мюсюлманските догми, които пронизват всички сфери на живота, в Пакистан се насаждат не „отдолу” а „отгоре”. Всеки диктаторски режим използва религиозните постулати в своя собствена полза. Народът уважава високопарните думи, не всеки ще се осмели да им възрази, защото ще излезе, че се обявява против Вярата. Ето как религията подкрепя диктаторите – въоръжава ги със силни и величави думи. А простият народ няма веднага да забележи, че тези думи вече са опозорени, осквернени и осмяни.
Но управниците продължават да ги предлагат на вниманието му, докато накрая на хората им призлее. И тогава вярата във Вярата изчезва и това засяга не само богопослушанието, а и самата религия като основа на държавата. Изгонват диктатора и става ясно, че заедно с него са прогонили и Бог – митът, с който държавата е прикривала своята дейност, е развенчан. И страната трябва да направи избора си: или хаос и разпад, или нова диктатура. Впрочем съществува и трета възможност и аз няма да я изключа, защото не съм чак такъв песимист. Тя се състои в това, че на мястото на стария мит идва нов. Или по-точно три нови мита, които винаги са ни под ръка: свобода, равенство, братство.
Силно ви ги препоръчвам.”
― Salman Rushdie, quote from Shame
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