Mancieto Quotes & Sayings

The absurd man will not commit suicide; he wants to live, without relinquishing any of his certainty, without a future, without hope, without illusions ... and without resignation either. He stares at death with passionate attention and this fascination liberates him. He experiences the "divine irresponsibility" of the condemned man. — Jean-Paul Sartre

We read, I think, to repair our solitude, though pragmatically the better we read, the more solitary we become. — Harold Bloom

Some people will burn your world into ashes and yet the smoke from the singe would still be in love with them, — Novoneel Chakraborty

For us, holding on to religious rules, and following them, and refraining from what's forbidden, and being diligent with our duties, what do we call that? That's what we call freedom. — Muqtada Al Sadr

Is it possible to put an end to a form of human behavior which has existed throughout history by means of photography? The proportions of that notion seem ridiculously out of balance. Yet, that very idea has motivated me. — James Nachtwey

Blessed are those who imitate us for they shall inherit our faults. — Jacinto Benavente

Our government teaches the whole people by its example. If the
government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it
invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy. — Louis D. Brandeis

Anyone who cannot bear to lay hold of God as he comes down to him will still less soar up to him beyond the clouds. — John Calvin