The Prime Minister out of office is seen, too often, to have been but a pompous rhetorician, and the General without an army is but the tame hero of a market town.
“I can think. I can wait. I can fast.”
― Siddhartha
― Siddhartha
“The writer is more concerned to know than to judge.”
― The Moon and Sixpence
― The Moon and Sixpence
“Time weighs down on you like an old, ambiguous dream. You keep on moving, trying to slip through it. But even if you go to the ends of the earth, you won’t be able to escape it. Still, you have to go there – to the edge of the world. There’s something you can’t do unless you get there.”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
“Be strong and of good courage. do not fear of be afraid of them ; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. he will not leave you or forsake you." Deut.31:6.”
― Holy Bible: King James Version
― Holy Bible: King James Version
“In this world, you get what you pay for.”
― Cat’s Cradle
― Cat’s Cradle
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