“Some say an army of horsemen
some an army on foot
others say ships laden for war
are the fairest things on earth.
But I say the fairest sight
on this dark earth
is the face of the one you love.
Nor is it hard to understand:
love has humbled the hearts
of the proudest queens.
And I would rather see you now
stepping over my threshold
than any soldier greaved in gold
or any iron-beaked ship.”
― Alison Croggon, quote from The Singing
“By the light," he said, when he had mastered himself. "I think that beats singing a lullaby to a stormdog for simplicity and economy, Maerad. But I wish I had known that you simply had to blow at Hulls to get rid of them. It would have saved me a few scars.”
― Alison Croggon, quote from The Singing
“I tried to become a hawk, it didn't work. I think I got -stuck”
― Alison Croggon, quote from The Singing
“Old friend,' said Cadvan, filling another glass for himself and sniffing its rich smell. 'If we do not trust one another, we are already defeated.”
― Alison Croggon, quote from The Singing
“The company of true friends, the taste of good food, the blossoms in spring, all the ordinary things that make the texture and meaning of life”
― Alison Croggon, quote from The Singing
Alison Croggon
Born place: in Transvaal, South Africa
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“ما أغرب بنى البشر ، إنهم لا يعرفون أبداً ماذا يريدون”
― Nikos Kazantzakis, quote from Christ Recrucified
“He looked tired. And not the kind of tired you feel after a long day, but the kind of tired that lingers no matter how much sleep you get or how much coffee you ingest. The kind of tired that is less about rest and more about unrest. I”
― T.M. Frazier, quote from King
“A thousand times today I've started to open my mouth, started to squeak out, "Can you tell me...? But then I'd look into the front seat, at my mother's silent shaking, my father's grim profile, the mournful bags under his eyes, and all the questions I might ask seemed abusive. Assault and battery, a question mark used like a club. My parents are old and fragile. I'd have to heartless to want to hurt them.”
― Margaret Peterson Haddix, quote from Double Identity
“هل ثمة شخص برئ فى الولايات المتحدة الامريكية ؟ رغم ان اولئك المتربعين على قمة الهرم الاقتصادى يحصلون على معظم الاموال فان الملايين منا يعتمدون فى معيشتهم -بشكل مباشر او غير مباشر - على استغلال شعوب البلاد النامية .فالموارد الطبيعية والعمالة الرخيصة التى تزود كل انشطتنا ومشروعاتنا التجارية تقريبا تاتى من اماكن مثل اندونيسيا واهل اندونيسيا انفسهم لا يجنون منها الا عائدا بائسا للغاية تضمن القروض التى تمنحها المساعدات الاجنبية بقاء اطفال اليوم واحفادهم رهينة لاحتياجات ومطالب اصحاب القروض وسيكون عليهم السماح لشركاتنا العملاقة بان تخرب وتدمر ثرواتهم الطبيعية وان يشقوا طريقهم فى التعليم والصحة وغير ذلك من الخدمات الاجتماعية فقط ليتمكنوا من سداد تلك القروض . الحقيقة ان شركاتنا قد حصلت بالفعل على معظم هذه الاموال لتبنى بها مجمعات صناعية ومطارات ومحطات توليد كهرباء
لم تتغير هذه المعادلة كثيرا . هل التحجج بعدم معرفة الامريكيين بهذه الامور يبرئ ذمتهم ؟ هل هم مضللون؟نعم,لكنهم ليسوا ابرياء”
― John Perkins, quote from Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
“when you enter another’s reality, you observe her rules. Then”
― Raymond E. Feist, quote from A Darkness At Sethanon
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