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“No one spoke of hatred of the Russians. the feeling experienced by all the Chechens, from the youngest to the oldest, was stronger than hate. It was not hatred, for they did not regard those Russian dogs as human beings, but it was such repulsion, disgust, and perplexity at the senseless cruelty of these creatures, that the desire to exterminate them — like the desire to exterminate rats, poisonous spiders, or wolves — was as natural an instinct as that of self-preservation.”
― Hadji Murat
― Hadji Murat
“Nietzsche, in cursing our age, sees in it the heritage of the Gospel, while Dostoevsky, cursing it just as vigorously, sees in it the result of a denial of the Gospel”
― Drama of Atheistic Humanism
― Drama of Atheistic Humanism
“He [Tsar Nicholas I] had done much evil to the Poles. To explain that evil he had to be convinced that all Poles were scoundrels. And Nicholas regarded them as such and hated them in proportion to the evil he had done them.”
― Hadji Murád
― Hadji Murád
“The constant, obvious flattery, contrary to all evidence, of the people around him [Tsar Nicholas I] had brought him to the point that he no longer saw his contradictions, no longer conformed his actions and words to reality, logic, or even simple common sense, but was fully convinced that all his orders, however senseless, unjust, and inconsistent with each other, became sensible, just, and consistent with each other only because he gave them.”
― Hadji Murád
― Hadji Murád
“I finally said, "Let's put it this way: I'd rather lose you than stop my shots.""You mean that chemical is more important to you than I am?""No, I am more important to me than you are.”
― We Both Laughed in Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan
― We Both Laughed in Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan
Get The Pointe? {{A Group for Dancers}}
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Welcome to Get The Pointe, a group for dancers of all kinds! So, no matter if you're dreaming of becoming a professional or are thinking of taking up ...more
Q&A with Marita A. Hansen
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— last activity Oct 01, 2024 08:07PM
...November 02, 2011 and beyond... Due to some major events happening in November and December for my book "Behind the Hood" I am making myself avail ...more
Beyond Reality
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Welcome to the Beyond Reality SF&F discussion group on GoodReads. In Beyond Reality, each of our members may nominate one SF and one fantasy book per ...more
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