Xwejni Quotes & Sayings

Sparta has no philosophers. That's because the job of a philosopher is to understand things better, which is a form of change, so they don't want it. Another difference: they don't honour living poets, only dead ones. Why? Because dead poets don't write anything new, but live ones do. A third difference: their education system is insanely harsh; ours is famously lax. Why? Because they don't want their kids to dare to question anything, so that they won't ever think of changing anything. How — David Deutsch

No one has taken my heart in their hand. I haven't given it ... I have lent myself, rented myself out, but never given myself. — Sylvia Kristel

The world's twenty-seven richest people own more wealth than the poorest five billion, and people accept that as normal. — David Mitchell

I get sent Bibles. I have a collection of about 20 in my room. People think I need to be guided. — Emma Watson

He blocks out the sun, and maybe it's the pain or maybe it's just him, but it feels like one of those rare total eclipses where you know you're not supposed to look because it can destroy your eyes or something, but it's so incredible that you can't help it. — Cora Carmack