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“A cyclical process of charm/no charm is the most likely scenario, as societies, similarly to human bodies, seek renewal and change.”
― Julia Sonnevend, Charm: How Magnetic Personalities Shape Global Politics

“Even when I'm far away, the convenience store and I are connected. In my mind's eye I picture the brightly lit and bustling store, and I silently stroke my right hand, its nails neatly trimmed in order to better work the buttons on the cash register.”
― Sayaka Murata, Convenience Store Woman

“They were there because I had declared that homosexuals' civil rights had been infringed by society, and advocated that their equality with heterosexuals be supported by the laws. The Boston gay militants were only showing their approval, although I could have wished they were not camping it up quite so flagrantly. But I was delighted with the expressions on the audience's faces, and I gave the young man a cordial greeting. It did not end there; for the rest of the afternoon, as we went on to a rally outdoors near a large housing project, the gays appointed themselves my advance men; voters' mouths hung open as they were handed literature by men in drag who urged, "Vote for Shirley on Tuesday!”
― Shirley Chisholm, The Good Fight

“For both of us, it had simply been too enormous an experience. We shared it by not talking about it. Does this make any sense?”
― Haruki Murakami, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle