Fatima Mernissi Quotes & Sayings

If I can't read, if I can't make a simple Indian pudding, then I don't see the point in living much more, really. Because aside from a good book, and perhaps, a fresh morning in a dew-covered garden, few things in life give me as much pleasure as magic of making a truly spectacular dessert. — Sarah Strohmeyer

Any language is a supreme achievement of a uniquely human collective genius, as divine and endless a mystery as a living organism." A — Steven Pinker

All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone. — Blaise Pascal

Most surrender to the vague but murderous pressure of adult conformity. It becomes easier to die and avoid conflicts than to maintain a constant battle with the superior forces of maturity. Until — Maya Angelou

War strips away the thin veneer applied slap-dash by the institutions of society and shows Man for exactly what he is. — Mark Baker