“Wisdom and knowledge is everywhere, but so is stupity.”
― Trudi Canavan, quote from Voice of the Gods
“Better to know the quick pain of truth than the ongoing pain of a long-held false hope.”
― Trudi Canavan, quote from Voice of the Gods
“Mortals did not need gods to order them to kill eachother. They were quite capable of finding reasons to do so themselves.”
― Trudi Canavan, quote from Voice of the Gods
“Injustice alway captures the attention of the young," she said. "But as we get older we discover how difficult it is to change the world, and we learn to turn our eyes away from what we can't fix until we no longer see injustice at all.”
― Trudi Canavan, quote from Voice of the Gods
“Injustice always captures the attention of the young,’ she said. ‘But as we get older we discover how difficult it is to change the world, and we learn to turn our eyes away from what we can’t fix until we no longer see injustice at all.”
― Trudi Canavan, quote from Voice of the Gods
Trudi Canavan
Born place: in Kew, Melbourne, Australia
Born date October 23, 1969
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“إن عقل الإنسان الواعي يراقب الكون طيلة الوقت، وهو يشبه عالِم الفلك الذي يراقب السماوات بحثاً عن كواكب جديدة. واليوم يكتشف عالِمُ الفلك الكوكب الجديد، من خلال المقارنة بين صور النجم القديمة والصور الجديدة، فإذا تحرك نجم من النجوم عندئذٍ لا يكون نجماً بل كوكباً. وهكذا نجد عقولنا ومشاعرنا مشغولة دوماً بعملية مراقبة الكون بحثاً عن المعاني. ويتكشّف المعنى عندما نقارن بين نوعين من التجارب وندرك فجأة ما يتعلق بهما، مثال على ذلك تجربة الطفل الأولى مع النار إذ قد تولّد لديه الانطباع أن النار ممتعة تماماً: دافئة وبراقة ومثيرة. وإذا حاول بعد ذلك أن يضع إصبعه في النار، فإنّه يتعلم شيئاً جديداً عنها وهي أنّها تحرق. إلا أنّه لايقرر بالرغم من ذلك أن النار كلها غير ممتعة، إلا إذا كان رعديداً وعصابياً على نحو غريب، فهو يضم التجربتين الواحدة للأخرى مثل خريطتين لنجم واحد، ثم يسجل أنّ صفة النار الأولى لا بد أن تكون منفصلة عن الصفات الأخرى. وتدعى هذه العملية عملية التعلّم.”
― Colin Wilson, quote from The Mind Parasites
“Worst of all were the accolades and thanks from people "for what you guys did over there." Thanks for what, I wanted to ask—shooting kids, cowering in terror behind a berm, dropping artillery on people's homes?”
― quote from One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
“الفضيلة ليست شديدة السهولة مثل الرذيلة، لكن يمكن أن يستعان عليها”
― José Saramago, quote from The History of the Siege of Lisbon
“One of the things is that in times of severe disorder, you can't worry about the dead, only the living.”
― Darren Shan, quote from Demon Thief
“What you want," I said, "is to look out for a chance and save her from drowning."
"I can't swim."
That was Freddie Bullivant all over. A dear old chap in a thousand ways, but no help to a fellow, if you know what I mean.”
― P.G. Wodehouse, quote from Carry on, Jeeves
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Women of the Silk
Killer Spirit
Hood
The Atonement Child
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