“Çok yükseğe çıkamam; bende yükseklik korkusu var. Kimseyi yarı yolda bırakamam; bende ‘alçaklık’ korkusu var. Hayatta silgim hep kalemimden önce bitti. Çünkü kendi doğrularımı yazacağım yere, tuttum başkalarının yanlışlarını sildim. Beklenen hep geç geliyor; geldiği zaman da insan başka yerlerde oluyor. Kimseye göstermem üzüntümü. Gündüz gülerim, geceleri yalnız ağlarım.”
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“You are master of what you say until you utter it, once you deliver it, you are its captive. Preserve your tongue as you do your gold and money. One word could bring disgrace and the termination of a bliss.”
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“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”
― 1984
― 1984
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