Ellen IJzerman (Prowisorio)

“Once poor people are persuaded that their poverty is their own fault, that whoever has made a lot of money must deserve it and that they too could become rich if they tried hard enough, life becomes easier for the rich.”
― Ha-Joon Chang, Economics: The User's Guide: A Pelican Introduction

“Er zullen altijd mensen zijn die een mening hebben die zo min mogelijk moeite kost, zodat ze energie overhouden om het van de daken te schreeuwen.”
― Johan Harstad, Max, Mischa & Tetoffensiven

“When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist.”
― Ha-Joon Chang, Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism

“I can’t lose the thing I’ve held onto for so long, you know?” My face twists up from the pain of pushing it out. “I just really need it to be a love story, you know? I really, really need it to be that.”
“I know,” she says.
“Because if it isn’t a love story, then what is it”? I look to her glassy eyes, her face of wide open empathy. “It’s my life,” I say. “This has been my whole life.”
― Kate Elizabeth Russell, My Dark Vanessa