Christian

“La liberté de vivre ou de mourir, y a pas mieux pour choisir la vie.”
― Jocelyne Saucier, And the Birds Rained Down

“Es gibt keine passenden Wörter fürs Hungerleiden. Ich muss dem Hunger heute noch zeigen, dass ich ihm entkommen bin. Ich esse buchstäblich das Leben selbst, seit ich nicht mehr hungern muss. Ich bin eingesperrt in den Geschmack des Essens, wenn ich esse. Ich esse seit meiner Heimkehr aus dem Lager, seit sechzig Jahren, gegen das Verhungern.”
― Herta Müller, The Hunger Angel

“One can even buy a so-called Religion, which is really but common morality sanctified with flowers and music. Rob the Church of her accessories and what remains behind? Yet the trusts thrive marvelously, for the prices are absurdly cheap, -- a prayer for a ticket to heaven, a diploma for an honourable citizenship. Hide yourself under a bushel quickly, for if your real usefulness were known to the world you would soon be knocked down to the highest bidder by the public auctioneer.”
― Okakura Kakuzō, The Book of Tea

“If getting old is about appreciating more in life, then getting old doesn't sound too bad.”
― Yuko Shimizu, Living With: Yuko Shimizu