Eliza

“What do you do from morning to night?"

"I endure myself.”
― Emil Cioran, The Trouble With Being Born

“Nelson Mandela once said, 'If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.' He was so right. When you make the effort to speak someone else's language, even if it's just basic phrases here and there, you are saying to them, 'I understand that you have a culture and identity that exists beyond me. I see you as a human being”
― Trevor Noah, Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

“Triunghiul Mortii: Traim, domnule, intr-o lume fara onoare si fara limite morale. Cum as putea fi fericit? Poate dumneavoastra, oamenii politici, s-o duceti altfel. Vorbiti de clasa noastra politica, ei bine, ea confirma ca am ajuns o tara plina de secaturi. O tara minora, cazuta rusinos la examenul de capacitate in fata europei. Aici ne-au adus politicienii ordinari! Hotii, improvizati astazi in moralisti. Ministrii ce s-au vandut o viata-ntreaga. Parlamentari contrabandisti. Boala o avem in suflet, exista o epidemie infricosatoare de meningita morala, iar tara trebuia sa ajunga aici tarata pe marginea prapastiei de unii conducatori care sunt hoti la drumul mare.”
― Sergiu Nicolaescu

“There is massive evidence that self-selected reading, or reading what you want to read, is responsible for most of our literacy development. Readers have better reading ability, know more vocabulary, write better, spell better, and have better control of complex grammatical constructions. In fact, it is impossible to develop high levels of literacy without being a dedicated reader, and dedicated readers rarely have serious problems in reading and writing.”
― Krashen Stephen D.