“The traveler from Europe edges into it like a tiny Jonah entering an inconceivably large whale, slipping past the straits of Belle Isle into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, where five Canadian provinces surround him, for the most part invisible... to enter Canada is a matter of being silently swallowed by an alien continent.” MatterPastFiveTravelEuropeEdgesTinyInvisibleAliensCanadaSurroundContinentsTravelerEnteringWhalesProvincesSlippingJonahIsleBelle Book:The Stubborn Structure: Essays on Criticism and Society Source: The Stubborn Structure: Essays on Criticism and Society
“The history of the genocide perpetrated during the Second World War does not belong to the past only. It is a ‘living history’ that concerns us all, regardless of our background, culture, or religion. Other genocides have occurred after the Holocaust, on several continents. How can we draw better lessons from the past?” WorldDoeWarPastCultureLessonsDrawsConcernBackgroundsWar Of The WorldsGenocideHolocaustContinentsSecond World War Author:Irina Bokova
“One day, when all the continents have been buried in ocean, we’ll slowly float past each other in our little boats, hearing our own hearts in each other’s chest, and watch each other like stars we don’t know are dead.” KnowsHeartLittlesHas BeensPastStarsWatchesOne DayOceanHearingBoatChestsBuriedContinentsFloats Author:Zachary Schomburg