Latlantique Par Quotes & Sayings

I came into my teens unaware that most Americans, blacks as well as whites, were ignorant of the main facts of Negro history. And so it was the facts of other histories that I found most intriguing. I fell into a U.S. history major by chance late in my second year at Fisk University. — David Levering Lewis

Every summer my father gave us this incredible vacation, in the Philippines, Thailand, Europe - wherever. — Marie-Chantal Claire

We've all got secrets and demons that take up residence in us. If we never show them to anyone, how will we know who would choose to accept us regardless of them? — Nina Levine

Attitudes are much more important than facts. — Karl A. Menninger

He knelt and slowly ran his hand down my arm, his lids heavy and his lips parted. "Aura ... where can I touch you?"
"Anywhere."
His hand left my arm and drifted to the rise of my hip bone. "And where can I kiss you?"
I took a deep breath, long past ready for the future. "Everywhere. — Jeri Smith-Ready

I make myself laugh at everything, so that I do not weep. — Pierre Beaumarchais

I must have dialogue with the Chinese government, and dialogue requires compromise. Therefore, I'm speaking for genuine self-rule, not for independence. — Dalai Lama

In their heyday, the Pet Shop Boys were the Interpol of the Eighties, dressing up to sing really weird pop songs about lust and loneliness in the big city. They're low-pro now, not retro-worshipped in the manner of Depeche Mode, New Order, or The Cure, but you can hear the reason why - these guys are too sad. — Rob Sheffield

Your treasure house is within; it contains all you'll ever need. — Baizhang Huaihai

There is some who say that perhaps freedom is not universal. Maybe it's only Western people that can self-govern. Maybe it's only, you know, white-guy Methodists who are capable of self-government. I reject that notion. — George W. Bush

Despair is the source of all evil — Bangambiki Habyarimana

It is the spirit of the South to defend everything belonging to it. The North is too cosmopolitan and tolerant for such a spirit. — James Weldon Johnson

Such is the human race. Often it seems such a pity that Noah.. didn't miss the boat. — Mark Twain