“One constant among the elements of 1914—as of any era—was the disposition of everyone on all sides not to prepare for the harder alternative, not to act upon what they suspected to be true.”
― The Guns of August
― The Guns of August
“To get up in the morning, in the fullness of youth, and open a book--now that’s what I call vicious!”
― Ecce Homo
― Ecce Homo
“Suņa prieks, suņa prieks, viņš pa brītiņam atkārto. Suņa prieks. Laikam jau līdz ar dzīvību tas ikvienam tiek dots, gan suņam, gan cilvēkam. Prieks. Jā, jā, tas lielais dzīvības prieks. Tas nudien laikam nav tikai piedeva, nav tikai piedeva. Būtu jau cilvēkam jādzīvo ar to iedzimto prieku, būtu jau gan.”
― Pieci pirksti
― Pieci pirksti
“In an age when we have more choice than ever before, more mobility, more information, more opportunity to fulfill ourselves, how is it that people can prefer to be identical?”
― The Shockwave Rider
― The Shockwave Rider
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