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Esta semana han pasado dos cosas que seguramente van a cambiar mi vida: el chico guapo se ha mudado a nuestro piso y en clase de español hemos empezado a usar el pretérito indefinido.
“I did not, however, account for the pernicious ways in which a person’s influence can embed itself within you, changing you from the inside out. I had imagined that my actions, so easily faked, would not impact who I was; yet added together, it turned out those actions amounted to my life.”
― Like Me
― Like Me
“Awards don’t matter—at least, I am told this constantly by the people who regularly win them.”
― Yellowface
― Yellowface
“Only in their case, esteeming themselves as they did as “little men,” “little people,” who did not amount to anything except in so far as they were Germans, the legend of a people among them who were not Germans and who, therefore, were even less than they, was especially precious.”
― They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933–45
― They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933–45
“It’s a figment, Michaela,” he said, putting the fork down. “It’s just another gymnasium for the masses to exercise in, so they don’t become disgruntled and rebel against their overlords. It gives the appearance of power, but don’t be fooled, daughter of mine, there is no power there.”
― Like Me
― Like Me
“Nine years later, in 1943, the Jews of Eichdorf were “sent away.” In such a small community they could not be “sent” unnoticed. After the war one of their neighbors was telling about it: “Everybody knew, but nobody came out on the street. Some looked from behind their curtains, not many.” “Did you?” “No.” “Why not?” “Why? What good is it to look?”
― They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933–45
― They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933–45
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