“what if life is just a collection of essentially unrelated experiences? Why does one thing have to follow meaningfully from another?”
― Intermezzo
― Intermezzo
“…dazed by the fragrance of jasmine, the smells so much sharper in the dark.”
― Burma Sahib
― Burma Sahib
“Terrorist schemes are usually plotted by clever people, and then carried out by manipulated morons.”
― The Siege: A Six-Day Hostage Crisis and the Daring Special-Forces Operation That Shocked the World
― The Siege: A Six-Day Hostage Crisis and the Daring Special-Forces Operation That Shocked the World
“Някъде слагат кърпи на огледалата, да не се огледа или отрази покойникът в тях, отварят веднага прозореца, за да излети душата навън, да не се блъска като птиче в стените или като муха. Всъщност в някои райони тук думата за душа е тъкмо такава - муха, мушка, мушиче.
Тази муха - дущата.”
― Death and the Gardener
Тази муха - дущата.”
― Death and the Gardener
“terrorists can be sure that the chorus of public opinion guarantees that their lives will be safe, their causes advertised, and they themselves confined in decent conditions until such time as they are rescued by other terrorists.”
― We Have Ceased to See the Purpose: Essential Speeches of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
― We Have Ceased to See the Purpose: Essential Speeches of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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