637 quotes found
“It takes a truly great man to see that hes been wrong and to apologize for it, even in the face of the obvious.”
“What kind of God is it who's upset by a cartoon in Da”
“A question I have often asked is, What would an inoffensive political cartoon look like? What would a respectful cartoon look like? The form requires disrespect and so if we are going to have in th...”
“One song bled into another and they remained locked together, neither willing to break the intimacy that surrounded them, concealing them in the small space the two occupied.”
“Once upon a time there was a mother who, in order to become a mother, had agreed to change her name; who set herself the task of falling in love with her husband bit-by-bit, but who could n ever ma...”
“Random lines, Beyond the Darkness: "Playing 'tag, you're it' against a car is a bad idea.”
“Simply put, the best revenge is to live an awesome life.”
“If I release you, you won't scream? I'd rather not continue the conversation like this."She shook her head, and he freed her. She scrambled away from him, feeling the grooves of the headboard bite ...”
“Sometimes, the Lord just takes blessed people because they've filled their purpose early. Everyone plays their own song. They sing their story to the world and leave behind a melody of memories. So...”
“If something's permanent, it's definitely not love.”
“I got my heart checked, report says it's perfectly normal, there is no trace of love in it”
“You will be burning alive, when the ones who meant the world to you leaves for no reasons..... In fact, its not their absence which is hurting, but its the memories of their presence which is teari...”
“there is no stronger taboo today than talking about race. In many cases, just being accused of racism can get you fired. Yet, teachers in America know the races differ in school achievement; police...”
“There were six hundred thousand Indian troops in Kashmir but the pogrom of the pandits was not prevented, why was that. Three and a half lakhsof human beings arrived in Jammu as displaced persons a...”
“Don't you know girls have to fool people every day of their lives if they want to get anywhere?”
“The enemy for the fanatic is pleasure, which makes it extremely important to continue to indulge in pleasure. Dance madly. That is how you get rid of terrorism.”
“I traded in myfreedom fora needy, whinyand defiantfour-year-old,a junky girlfriend,and a relationshipriddled withsomeone elsesproblemsNow, I stareout of openwindows likea wild mustangcraving openfi...”
“Its sadthat burnt marshmallowsmake me think ofmethamphetamine,when theyshould bringback childhoodmemories ofsmores”
“True Friends look at you with no judgment in their eyes, they know you've made mistakes but they accept you for being human and help you right the wrongs”
“It may be that writers in my position,exiles, or emigrants or expatriates, are haunted by some sense of loss, some urge to reclaim, to look back, even at the risk of being mutilated into pillars of...”
