Thirty men died. Their corpses lay rotting for two days. So great was the terror that no journalist could visit the spot. The first journalist to reach was a Naga girl, Bano Haralu, who went with the health minister of Assam in his
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“It is also an era dominated by industry, in which the right to make a dollar at whatever cost is seldom challenged.”
― Silent Spring
― Silent Spring

“A trickle of blood came out under the door, crossed the living room, went out into the street, continued on in a straight line across the uneven terraces, went down steps and climbed over curbs, passed along the Street of the Turks, turned a corner to the right and another to the left, made a right angle at the Buendía house, went in under the closed door, crossed through the parlor, hugging the walls so as not to stain the rugs, went on to the other living room, made a wide curve to avoid the dining-room table, went along the porch with the begonias, and passed without being seen under Amaranta's chair as she gave an arithmetic lesson to Aureliano José, and went through the pantry and came out in the kitchen, where Úrsula was getting ready to crack thirty-six eggs to make bread.
"Holy Mother of God!" Úrsula shouted.”
― One Hundred Years of Solitude
"Holy Mother of God!" Úrsula shouted.”
― One Hundred Years of Solitude
“Seeing someone read a book you love is seeing a book recommend a person.”
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“The human heart will never wrinkle.”
― Letters of Madame de Sévigné to her Daughter and her Friends, Volume 2
― Letters of Madame de Sévigné to her Daughter and her Friends, Volume 2

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