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“What withers in the bud?' asked Ursula. 'Oh, everything—oneself—things in general.”
― D.H. Lawrence, Women in Love

“Continental realism is not just the belief that “realism” rather than “idealism” is the most appropriate ideological framework within which to understand and to pursue the diplomatic life of nations. Realism, the belief that countries are driven by interests and the quest for power in international relations rather than ideals and benevolence, is widespread among Anglo-Americans as well as Continentals. In fact, many Continental Europeans have felt over the years that when it comes to putting the principles (so to speak) of realism into practice, the hypocritical and greedy Anglo-Americans have far outdone their Continental rivals.”
― Walter Russell Mead, Special Providence: American Foreign Policy and How It Changed the World

“You caught only glimpses of Ross, even if you spent a long evening with him.”
― James Thurber, The Years with Ross

“It was not something I learnt, this way of being with her, it was not something I heard people talking about. Something of her slipped into my body and fitted there so snugly that I knew it would never leave or diminish.”
― Abdulrazak Gurnah, Gravel Heart