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“Freedom is a state of mind, I said wondering where I'd heard it before, not a state of being. We are all slaves to gravity and morality and the vicissitudes of nature. Our genes govern us much more than we'd like to think. Our bodies can not know absolute freedom but our minds can, can at least try.”
― Walter Mosley, Killing Johnny Fry: A Sexistential Novel

“If I had a flower for every time I thought of you...I could walk through my garden forever.”
― Alfred Tennyson

“We talked, she and I. She asked about my work and it was a pretense, she was not interested in my work. And when I answered, it was a pretense. I was not interested in my work either. There was only one thing that interested us, and she knew it. She had made it plain by her coming.”
― John Fante, Ask the Dust

“In fact no one recognizes the happiest moment of their lives as they are living it. It may well be that, in a moment of joy, one might sincerely believe that they are living that golden instant "now," even having lived such a moment before, but whatever they say, in one part of their hearts they still believe in the certainty of a happier moment to come. Because how could anyone, and particularly anyone who is still young, carry on with the belief that everything could only get worse: If a person is happy enough to think he has reached the happiest moment of his life, he will be hopeful enough to believe his future will be just as beautiful, more so.”
― Orhan Pamuk, The Museum of Innocence

“As much as I live I shall not imitate them or hate myself for being different to them”
― Orhan Pamuk, Snow

“Every human being makes mistakes and does things they’re not proud of. They can be everyday, or they can be catastrophic. And the unfortunate truth of being human is that we all have moments of indifference to other people’s suffering. To me, that’s the central thing that allows crime to happen: indifference to other people’s suffering. If you’re stealing from someone, if you’re hurting them physically, if you’re selling them a product that you know will hurt them—the thing that allows a person to do that is that they somehow convince themselves that that’s not relevant to them. We all do things that we’re not proud of, even though they might not have as terrible consequences.”
― Piper Kerman, Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison

“Two hundred women, no phones, no washing machines, no hair dryers--it was like Lord of the Flies on estrogen.”
― Piper Kerman, Orange Is the New Black

“Ti, o njeri, natyrisht edhe unë, që po të shes aq mend, nuk jemi veçse krijesa që qëndrojmë pezull ndërmje ndershmërisë pa fill dhe pandershmërisë pa fund! Nuk jemi veçse të qenme të gjalla, që notojmë ndërmjet asaj që quajmë të vërtetë dhe asaj që quajmë gënjeshtër! Po e them këtë gjë, sepse duhet ti marrim parasysh dy faqet e njeriut, e jo vetëm njerën, si bëjmë sot. Dhe...unë, që po flas ndofta si në tym, e kam njërën faqe të bardhë, kurse tjetrën të zezë pis, po ashtu e ke edhe ti, edhe… të gjithë ata që quhën njerëz. Në qoftë se do që të vërtetosh se te çdo njeri sundon ndershmëria, shih veten tënde dhe do të gjesh sigurisht atë që quhet e vërtetë: i ndershëm-i pandershëm a i pandershëm-i i ndershëm! Unë njoh pra vetëm punë të ndershme, por njerëz… Ja, kështu mund t’u dukem katundarëve të mij i poshtër, por për veten time dhe shokët e mij jam njeri me nder, jam trëndafil.”
― Sterjo Spasse, Why?!

“Marry, and you will regret it; don’t marry, you will also regret it; marry or don’t marry, you will regret it either way. Laugh at the world’s foolishness, you will regret it; weep over it, you will regret that too; laugh at the world’s foolishness or weep over it, you will regret both. Believe a woman, you will regret it; believe her not, you will also regret it… Hang yourself, you will regret it; do not hang yourself, and you will regret that too; hang yourself or don’t hang yourself, you’ll regret it either way; whether you hang yourself or do not hang yourself, you will regret both. This, gentlemen, is the essence of all philosophy.”
― Søren Kierkegaard

“Me siguri se ka pasur të tjerë ndoshta edhe më kompetentë se unë, dhe sigurisht me merita shumë më të mëdha patriotike, por këtë punë e bëra vetë. Mendoj se përparësia ime konsistonte nga zhveshja prej historicizmit, romantizmit dhe sakjshmërisë nacionaliste. Isha tejet i shkolluar në kohn e rënies në burg dhe disponoja një përvojë më pak të rëndësishme të punës shtetërore. Kjo gjë,më ndihmoi ta kuptoja më mirë lidhmërinë e një fati individual me atë të një kombi. Kjo gjë, sidomos konsekuencat e rënies në burg, megjithatë, pashmangshmërisht ma thelloi diferencat me elitën, por luftën e zhvillova individualisht, vetëm. Gjatë kohës ajo merrte forma dhe trajta të ndryshme tejet të ashpra, por i bishtëroja përplasjës direkte: në fillim. Për shkak se elita, si tërësi, ishte shumë më e fortë se unë, si individ. Të njëjtën kohë, kryesisht për shkak të qëndrimit të prerë- sepse synoja ndryshimin e rezonimit kolektiv politik dhe doja t’i kontribuoja dinamizimit të metodave të luftës politike, por jo edhe shkatërrimit të saj, gjithnjë mendoja se nuk kishim ndonjë elitë tjetër me të cilën mund të zevëndësohej ajo që kishim. Për këtë shkak vazhdimisht e mbroja, madje edhe në situatat e goditjeve të rënda, të cilat nuk i prisja, duke besuar në qëllimet e njëjta.”
― Ukshin Hoti

“Si shqiptar dhe iliro-shqiptar, u linda këtu ndër të parët dhe nuk erdha nga askund. Askujt, madje as Evro-amerikës, nuk do të provoj t’i vardisem me ndërrimin e fesë dhe as të emrit. Do të vazhdoj të luftoj për respektimin e identiteti tim kombëtar ashtu çfarë do të dëshironin të tjerët, ndoshta edhe Evropa, madje me asfarë kushti. Nadyrisht, gjithnjë do të përpiqem të përsosëm,në drejtim të së mirës universale, idealit, si dhe të tjerët, por në harmoni me veten dhe jo duke e dhunuar atë(veten). Mendoj se vetëm si i tillë, dhe vetëm kështu, në këtë mënyrë, mund të jem i dobishëm edhe për veten, edhe për të tjerët, edhe për Evropën. Me këtë nuk heq dorë nga e drejta ime të kërkoj ndihmën e Evropës. Vetëm shpresj se kështu, i sinqertë çfarë jam (edhe si popull), do të më kuptojë më mirë. Ajo e di që si popull jam tërësisht dhe nga çdo aspekt i vetëdijësuar. Si i tillë, nuk është e mundur, edhe po të doja, që edhe më tutje të pranoj të trajtohem si objekt për të qetësuar shpirtrat e saj dhe jo si subjekt, anëtar i barabartë i familjës së madhe të popujve që e ndërtojnë të ardhmen në të, në Evropë, dhe të saj, të Evropës.”
― Ukshin Hoti

“Të gjitha këto ndryshime (demonstratat studentore dhe daljën e UÇK-së), ndonjëse pata të drejtë, nuk i përjetova si një fitore timen, pro si një domosdoshmëri, si një konluzion i natyrshëm i nxjerrë nga premisat e dhëna adekuate dhe logjike. Për një njeri si unë ato ishin të lexueshme. Ndoshta menduan se duke më burgosur dhe duke më eliminuar nga jeta politike, do t’i eliminonin edhe premisat, por edhe konluzionin, vetë përfundimin logjik të gjërave.”
― Ukshin Hoti

“To burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest punishment we can bring on ourselves.”
― Federico García Lorca, Blood Wedding and Yerma

“Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“What is honor compared to a woman's love? What is duty against the feel of a newborn son in your arms . . . or the memory of a brother's smile? Wind and words. Wind and words. We are only human, and the gods have fashioned us for love. That is our great glory, and our great tragedy.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“Once you’ve accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“My brother has his sword, King Robert has his warhammer and I have my mind...and a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone if it is to keep its edge. That's why I read so much Jon Snow.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“I swear to you, sitting a throne is a thousand times harder than winning one.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“...How would you like to die, Tyrion son of Tywin?"
"In my own bed, with a belly full of wine and a maiden's mouth around my cock, at the age of eighty," he replied.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire, 5-Book Boxed Set: A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, A Dance with Dragons

“Power resides only where men believe it resides. [...] A shadow on the wall, yet shadows can kill. And ofttimes a very small man can cast a very large shadow.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

“When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

“Oh, I think not,” Varys said, swirling the wine in his cup. “Power is a curious thing, my lord. Perchance you have considered the riddle I posed you that day in the inn?”
“It has crossed my mind a time or two,” Tyrion admitted. “The king, the priest, the rich man—who lives and who dies? Who will the swordsman obey? It’s a riddle without an answer, or rather, too many answers. All depends on the man with the sword.”
“And yet he is no one,” Varys said. “He has neither crown nor gold nor favor of the gods, only a piece of pointed steel.”
“That piece of steel is the power of life and death.”
“Just so… yet if it is the swordsmen who rule us in truth, why do we pretend our kings hold the power? Why should a strong man with a sword ever obey a child king like Joffrey, or a wine-sodden oaf like his father?”
“Because these child kings and drunken oafs can call other strong men, with other swords.”
“Then these other swordsmen have the true power. Or do they?” Varys smiled. “Some say knowledge is power. Some tell us that all power comes from the gods. Others say it derives from law. Yet that day on the steps of Baelor’s Sept, our godly High Septon and the lawful Queen Regent and your ever-so-knowledgeable servant were as powerless as any cobbler or cooper in the crowd. Who truly killed Eddard Stark, do you think? Joffrey, who gave the command? Ser Ilyn Payne, who swung the sword? Or… another?”
Tyrion cocked his head sideways. “Did you mean to answer your damned riddle, or only to make my head ache worse?”
Varys smiled. “Here, then. Power resides where men believe it resides. No more and no less.”
“So power is a mummer’s trick?”
“A shadow on the wall,” Varys murmured, “yet shadows can kill. And ofttimes a very small man can cast a very large shadow.”
Tyrion smiled. “Lord Varys, I am growing strangely fond of you. I may kill you yet, but I think I’d feel sad about it.”
“I will take that as high praise.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

“So many vows... they make you swear and swear. Defend the king. Obey the king. Keep his secrets. Do his bidding. Your life for his. But obey your father. Love your sister. Protect the innocent. Defend the weak. Respect the gods. Obey the laws. It’s too much. No matter what you do, you’re forsaking one vow or the other.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

“Those are brave men... lets go kill them”
― George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

“She has the blood of a wolf,” said Joffrey.
“And you have the wits of a goose,” said Tyrion.
“You can’t talk to me that way. The king can do as he likes.”
“Aerys Targaryen did as he liked. Has you mother ever told you what happened to him?”
Ser Boros Blount harrumphed. “No man threatens His Grace in the presence of the Kingsguard.”
Tyrion Lannister raised an eyebrow. “I am not threating the king, ser, I am educating my nephew. Bronn, Timett, the next time Ser Boros opens his mouth, kill him.” The dwarf smiled. “Now that was a threat, ser. See the difference?”
― George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

“You're mine," she whispered. "Mine, as I'm yours. And if we die, we die. All men must die, Jon Snow. But first, we'll live.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords

“We look up at the same stars and see such different things.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords

“When you know what a man wants you know who he is, and how to move him.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords

“War seems like a fine adventure, the greatest most of them will ever know. Then they get a taste of battle.

For some, that one taste is enough to break them. Others go on for years, until they lose count of all the battles they have fought in, but even a man who has survived a hundred fights can break in his hundred-and-first. Brothers watch their brothers die, fathers lose their sons, friends see their friends trying to hold their entrails in after they’ve been gutted by an axe.

They see the lord who led them there cut down, and some other lord shouts that they are his now, They take the wound, and when that’s still half-healed they take another. There is never enough to eat, their shoes fall to pieces from marching, their clothes are torn and rotting, and half of them are shitting in their breeches from drinking bad water.

If they want new boots or a warmer cloak or maybe a rusted iron half helm, they need to take them from a corpse, and before long they are stealing from the living too, from the small folk whose land they’re fighting in, men very like the men they used to be. They slaughter their sheep and steal their chickens, and from there it’s just a short step to carrying off their daughters too. And one day they look around and realize all their friends and kin are gone, that they are fighting beside strangers beneath a banner that they hardly recognize. They don’t know where they are or how to get back home and the lord they’re fighting for does not know their names, yet here he comes, shouting for them to form up, to make a line with their spears and scythes and sharpened hoes, to stand their ground. And the knights come down on them, faceless men clad in all steel, and the iron thunder of their charge seems to fill the world.

And the man breaks.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Feast for Crows