Dan'S_mind

“I felt ashamed of myself when I realized life was a costume party; and I attended with my real face.”
― Franz Kafka, The Trial

“The truth is that America is not the only country or culture on the planet that was founded on the fresh blood of those who came before. Every country, every nation, every culture was founded by butchers. Sorry, that’s life. Western people who today fly high the flag of human rights are the very children and grandchildren of yesterday’s rapists and murderers. I know. Most of my family was murdered by them in cold blood long before I was born.”
― Tuvia Tenenbom, The Lies They Tell

“A man is great not because he hasn't failed; a man is great because failure hasn't stopped him.”
― Confucius

“In America, when you’re a Black man, you’re a boy. It doesn’t matter how old, or how educated. You’re a boy until the day you die. ‘Watch your mouth, boy. Don’t get smart, boy.’ ” He shrugged. “In France I’m a man.” “The Nazis don’t see you as a man.” “There are Nazis everywhere. They just go by different names.”
― Morgan Ryan, A Resistance of Witches