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“Last week I wrote that the reason Hollywood films are so bad last 10 years is that all the better scriptwriters were hired by the Pentagon. Today in the news: Pentagon refused to cooperate with movie 'Avengers' for it found its script 'not realistic enough'.”

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Book:Emperor of China: Self-portrait of K'ang-Hsi: Self-Portrait of K'ang-Hsi
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“Not surprisingly, there's nothing to do at the Pentagon except start a war. Tourist aren't even allowed to take photos with the building in the background, so when the sailor-suited family of Navy veterans four generations deep handed me a disposable camera and asked me to follow at a distance and secretly take photos of them while they snapped to attention, saluted, and flashed peace signs for no apparent reason, I was only too happy to serve my country.”

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Book:The Sellout
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“I have been thinking ... that the social moulds civilization fits us into have no more relation to our actual shapes than the conventional shapes of the constellations have to the real star-patterns. I am called Mrs. Richard Phillotson, living a calm wedded life with my counterpart of that name. But I am not really Mrs. Richard Phillotson, but a woman tossed about, all alone, with aberrant passions, and unaccountable antipathies…”

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Book:Jude the Obscure
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“Most people think that money and love aren’t related topics. But allow me explain this to you in a realistic way. When someone criticizes you but doesn’t see your value, this person is trying to bargain your happiness. When someone doesn’t invest in a relationship, but instead complains about her needs and wants, this person is overpricing herself. When a woman invests more in her outer beautify than inner beauty, she is focusing on her brand, and not quality. When the cost of a relationship exceeds the quality of what you get, you are being cheated. And there’s no such thing as cost for quality, because very often the nicest people you find are also the easiest to hang out with, and the kindest. They make you feel like your life is easy despite any challenges along the way, and that you haven’t lost anything but instead gained a lot. When someone adds value to your life, well then, that person proves to be a great investment. And great investments are worth a lifetime. They require little to be maintained but give you plenty in return. You should never let go a good opportunity, in love and wealth. And if you’re smart enough to understand this, you can be in a fantastic relationship and wealthy at the same time. If you can’t, you probably undervalued yourself.”

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Author:Robin Sacredfire
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“Ich fragte nicht weiter. Die Menschen reagieren empfindlich, wenn man ihren Glauben mit der Ökonomie verknüpft. Es gibt aber nichts, was die Welt bewegt, als allein das Gold. Selbst die Liebe entzündet sich am Gold. Und der Glaube erst recht. Ihr senkt die Knie vor eurer Göttin, wenn sie vors Portal tritt, juwelenüberrieselt der reine Leib. Würdet ihr sie auch lieben, wenn sie im Keller die Asche versorgte, Krätzeflecken auf der Haut? Nur eine Macht habe ich gefunden in der Welt, die kümmert sich nicht ums Gold: die Geilheit. Aber die ist schnell verraucht, und ohne Folgen. Vornehme Frauen habe ich gesehen, die Spreize machend unter einem Stallknecht, der stank nach Mist. Ergraute Männer habe ich gesehen, schwer von Würde, die rannten eine Hure zu ficken, die die ganze Stadt schon hatte. Ich sprach davon zu meinem alten Lehrer, und er sah mich an und sagte: Man soll nicht davon reden. Ich war schon ein junger Mann damals, war auf Reisen gewesen, und mein alter Lehrer erhielt sein Gnadenbrot auf meines Vaters Gut, wie es den Pferden und den Sklaven zusteht. Ich war enttäuscht über seine Antwort und verachtete ihn. Heute weiß ich, dass ich ein Kind war und dumm und hochfahrend. Er hatte recht. In seinen Worten lag die einzige Weisheit, zu der einer kommen kann. Man soll nicht darüber reden.”

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Book:An der Mauer
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