“The first time it was reported that our friends were being butchered there was a cry of horror. Then a hundred were butchered. But when a thousand were butchered and there was no end to the butchery, a blanket of silence spread.
When evil-doing comes like falling rain, nobody calls out "stop!"
When crimes begin to pile up they become invisible. When sufferings become unendurable the cries are no longer heard. The cries, too, fall like rain in summer.”
― Selected Poems: The Influential 20th Century German Poet's Accessible Bilingual Collection for Modern Readers
When evil-doing comes like falling rain, nobody calls out "stop!"
When crimes begin to pile up they become invisible. When sufferings become unendurable the cries are no longer heard. The cries, too, fall like rain in summer.”
― Selected Poems: The Influential 20th Century German Poet's Accessible Bilingual Collection for Modern Readers
“It's not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world. It's our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless.”
― Two Thousand Kisses a Day: Gentle Parenting Through the Ages and Stages
― Two Thousand Kisses a Day: Gentle Parenting Through the Ages and Stages
“The worst illiterate is the political illiterate, he doesn’t hear, doesn’t speak, nor participates in the political events. He doesn’t know the cost of life, the price of the bean, of the fish, of the flour, of the rent, of the shoes and of the medicine, all depends on political decisions. The political illiterate is so stupid that he is proud and swells his chest saying that he hates politics. The imbecile doesn’t know that, from his political ignorance is born the prostitute, the abandoned child, and the worst thieves of all, the bad politician, corrupted and flunky of the national and multinational companies.”
―
―
“... sooner or later she had to give up the hope for a better past.”
― Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death
― Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death
Damos’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Damos’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Business, Classics, History, Music, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Religion, Science, Self help, and Spirituality
Polls voted on by Damos
Lists liked by Damos

























