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“I thought: this is how you make a human being. A human being is beautiful and sick. A human being glitters and starves.”

Book:Six-Gun Snow White

Work

Six-Gun Snow White

In this unique novel, the classic fairy tale of Snow White is reimagined with a Western setting and added elements of the Old West. The story features a young woman named Snow White who, in a world reminiscent of the Wild West, must navigate a landscape fraught with danger and moral ambiguity. The narrative combines the traditional fairy tale's themes of innocence and danger with the ruggedness of the frontier, creating a rich and complex tale that challenges readers' expectations of both genres. more

Author

Catherynne M. Valente

Catherynne M. Valente is an American novelist known for her works in fantasy and science fiction. Born on May 5, 1979, she has made a name for herself with her imaginative storytelling and poetic prose. Valente's writing frequently delves into themes of love, loss, and the human experience within fantastical settings. more

“The Nazi and Soviet regimes turned people into numbers, some of which we can only estimate, some of which we can reconstruct with fair precision. It is for us as scholars to seek those numbers and to put them into perspective. It is for us as humanists to turn the numbers back into people. If we cannot do that, then Hitler and Stalin have shaped not only our world, but our humanity.”

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Book:Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin

Source: Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin

“মানুষ বড় কাঁদছে, তুমি মানুষ হয়ে পাশে দাঁড়াও, মানুষই ফাঁদ পাতছে, তুমি পাখির মতো পাশে দাঁড়াও, মানুষ বড় একলা, তুমি তাহার পাশে এসে দাঁড়াও। তোমাকে সেই সকাল থেকে তোমার মতো মনে পড়ছে, সন্ধে হলে মনে পড়ছে, রাতের বেলা মনে পড়ছে। মানুষ বড় একলা, তুমি তাহার পাশে এসে দাঁড়াও, এসে দাঁড়াও, ভেসে দাঁড়াও এবং ভালোবেসে দাঁড়াও, মানুষ বড় কাঁদছে, তুমি মানুষ হয়ে পাশে দাঁড়াও।”

Humanity

Author:Shakti Chattopadhyay

“Hm-m," he said. "Lookie, Ma. I been all day an' all night hidin' alone. Guess who I been thinkin' about? Casy! He talked a lot. Used ta bother me. But now I been thinkin' what he said, an' I can remember-all of it. Says one time he went out in the wilderness to find his own soul, an' he foun' he didn' have no soul that was his'n. Says he foun' he jus' got a little piece of a great big soul. Says a wilderness ain't no good, 'cause his little piece of a soul wasn't no good 'less it was with the rest, an' was whole. Funny how I remember. Didn't even think I was listenin'. But I know now a fella ain't no good alone.”

Humanity Community

Author:John Steinbeck

“CHORONZON: I am a dire wolf, prey-stalking, lethal prowler. MORPHEUS: I am a hunter, horse-mounted, wolf-stabbing. CHORONZON: I am a horsefly, horse-stinging, hunter-throwing. MORPHEUS: I am a spider, fly-consuming, eight legged. CHORONZON: I am a snake, spider-devouring, posion-toothed. MORPHEUS: I am an ox, snake-crushing, heavy-footed. CHORONZON: I am an anthrax, butcher bacterium, warm-life destroying. MORPHEUS: I am a world, space-floating, life-nurturing. CHORONZON: I am a nova, all-exploding... planet-cremating. MORPHEUS: I am the Universe -- all things encompassing, all life embracing. CHORONZON: I am Anti-Life, the Beast of Judgment. I am the dark at the end of everything. The end of universes, gods, worlds... of everything. Sss. And what will you be then, Dreamlord? MORPHEUS: I am hope.”

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