“It is only the darkness in our own hearts that will defeat us, in the end.”
― Alison Croggon, quote from The Crow
“It is not given to us to know what difference we can make, and perhaps we can make no difference at all. But that is no reason not to make the attempt," said Saliman quietly. "The Light shines more brightly in the darkness.”
― Alison Croggon, quote from The Crow
“A man cannot eat more than three meals a day, or live in more than one house at a time. If you have what you need, and more than you need, what is the use of adding to it?”
― Alison Croggon, quote from The Crow
“For life is what animals can teach us: how the present moment is all, and past and future are illusion.”
― Alison Croggon, quote from The Crow
Alison Croggon
Born place: in Transvaal, South Africa
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“Yeah yeah," h said. "I waited. She was decent. Although technically, she's still naked."
"You're sch a perv," she turned on to me. "Okay, kitty. Lead on. We'll try to keep up."
"Yeah,good luck with that," Rafe said. "If she runs, we're history.”
― 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
“За час грозы затопятся луга, —
За годы слез что станется с глазами?
Останься, будем вместе слезы лить,
Когда бы стон мог горе облегчить!”
― William Shakespeare, quote from Titus Andronicus
“you did wrong in all the right ways.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, quote from Wicked
“Do you know of the uncertainty principle, Marjorie?” “I am educated,” she snorted, very much annoyed with him. “Then you know that with very small things, we cannot both know where they are and what they are doing. The act of observing them always changes what they are doing. Perhaps God does not look at us individually because to do so would interrupt our work, interfere with our free will….”
― Sheri S. Tepper, quote from Grass
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