“The main message of Jesus, I believed, is that mercy trumps justice every time.”
― When Breath Becomes Air
― When Breath Becomes Air
“Oh, a lion hunter
in the jungle dark,
And a sleeping drunkard
up in central park,
and a Chinese dentist
and a British queen
All fit together
in the same machine.
Nice, nice,
such very different
people in the same device!”
― A Man Without a Country
in the jungle dark,
And a sleeping drunkard
up in central park,
and a Chinese dentist
and a British queen
All fit together
in the same machine.
Nice, nice,
such very different
people in the same device!”
― A Man Without a Country
“To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it.”
― A Man Without a Country
― A Man Without a Country
“Only nut cases want to be president. This was true even in high school. Only clearly disturbed people ran for class president.”
― A Man Without a Country
― A Man Without a Country
“While we were being bombed in Dresden sitting in a cellar with our arms over our heads in case the ceiling fell, one soldier said as though he were a duchess in a mansion on a cold and rainy night, 'I wonder what the poor people are doing tonight.' Nobody laughed, but we were still all glad he said it. At least we were still alive! He proved it.”
― A Man Without a Country
― A Man Without a Country
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