“Within minutes a small crowd had gathered: what could be more interesting than other people's lives?”
― The Lives of Others
― The Lives of Others
“The blood of too many, dissolving the very stain.”
― The Lowland
― The Lowland
“There is more going on, then, than the clumsy interventions of the west in Iraq and Afghanistan and the use of pressure in Ukraine, Iran and elsewhere. From east to west, the Silk Roads are rising up once more. It is easy to feel confused and disturbed by dislocation and violence . . . . What we are witnessing, however, are the birthing pains of a region that once dominated the intellectual, cultural and economic landscape and which is now re-emerging. We are seeing the signs of the world's centre of gravity shifting—back to where it lay for millennia.”
― The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
― The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
“Biliyor musun,” dedi, “sen çok kolay yenileniyorsun. Kertenkeleler gibi. Kuyruğuna basıldığında, hemen yenisini çıkarıyorsun. Ama bu güç senin içinden gelmiyor. Başka insanlardan alıyorsun.”
“Ne yani, ben vampir miyim?”
“Hayır, narsistsin belki,” dedi.”
― İçeriye Bakan Kim
“Ne yani, ben vampir miyim?”
“Hayır, narsistsin belki,” dedi.”
― İçeriye Bakan Kim
“In a world of diminishing mystery, the unknown persists.”
― The Lowland
― The Lowland
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