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But one day, as he draws near the Sava River, two merchants on horseback with two servants each stop him. One asks his business in Anna’s language,
Any ideas where Anna is originally from? I missed if this was mentioned somewhere. Based on this sentence it could be Croatia or Slovenia since I suppose most of people from Serbia and Bosnia at that point could only be on the other side of the walls of Constantinople.
“Definitive resolutions are made always and only in a state of mind that is not destined to last.”
― Mr. Gwyn
― Mr. Gwyn
“Hope is often misunderstood. People tend to think that it is simply passive wishful thinking: I hope something will happen but I’m not going to do anything about it. This is indeed the opposite of real hope, which requires action and engagement.”
― The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times
― The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times
“If only it were all so simple! If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?”
― The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956
― The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956
“Change it!" answered Silvestre, also springing to his feet. "How? By loving each other?" Abel's smile vanished when he saw Silvestre's grave expression. "Yes, but loving each other with a lucid, active love, a love that can overcome hatred.”
― Skylight
― Skylight
“Religion is a deal, whereas spirituality is a journey”
― ההיסטוריה של המחר
― ההיסטוריה של המחר
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