“King immediately appreciated that Gandhi’s theory of nonviolent resistance was not a moralistic affirmation of love, as nonviolence had been in the teachings of Jesus. Instead it was a set of hardheaded tactics to prevail over an adversary by outwitting him rather than trying to annihilate him.”
― The Better Angels of Our Nature: A History of Violence and Humanity
― The Better Angels of Our Nature: A History of Violence and Humanity
“the descent was going to be more difficult than the ascent.”
― Paths of Glory
― Paths of Glory
“I have never understood how people can blithely disregard the damage they do by following their hearts. Who was it said that following your heart is a good thing? It is pure egotism, a selfishness to conquer all.”
― The Girl on the Train
― The Girl on the Train
“it’s possible to miss what you’ve never had, to mourn for it.”
― The Girl on the Train
― The Girl on the Train
“We attempt to conceal ourselves, Emily, but the truth is we do not entirely want to be concealed. We want to be found.”
― Lexicon
― Lexicon
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