“...for a country is considered the more civilized the more the wisdom and efficiency of its laws hinder a weak man from becoming too weak or a powerful one too powerful.”
― Survival in Auschwitz
― Survival in Auschwitz
“A soul loves most what is lost.”
― All the Living
― All the Living
“Freedom is the direct opposite of necessity; freedom is necessity overcome.”
― Forever Flowing
― Forever Flowing
“Where imaginary mole hills turn into hallucinatory mountains”
― The Last Place on Earth: Scott and Amundsen's Race to the South Pole
― The Last Place on Earth: Scott and Amundsen's Race to the South Pole
“Time worked unhurriedly, conscientiously. First the man was expelled from life, to reside instead in people's memories. Then he lost his right to residence in people's memories, sinking down into their subconscious minds and jumping out at someone only occasionally, like a jack-in-the-box, frightening them with the unexpectedness of his sudden, momentary appearances.”
― Forever Flowing
― Forever Flowing
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