“As a society, you were unwilling to reflect upon the shared pain that united you with those who attacked you. You retreated into myths of your own difference, assumptions of your own superiority. And you acted out these beliefs on the stage of the world, so that the entire planet was rocked by the repercussions of your tantrums, not least my family, now facing war thousands of miles away.”
― The Reluctant Fundamentalist
― The Reluctant Fundamentalist
“The rougher I treated my
body, the more and more empty my head became. For the first time in
several years, I could go to sleep and wake up feeling refreshed.”
― Welcome to the N.H.K.
body, the more and more empty my head became. For the first time in
several years, I could go to sleep and wake up feeling refreshed.”
― Welcome to the N.H.K.
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