

“It is nice that what eventually became the late British Empire has not been ruled by an 'English' dynasty since the early eleventh century: since then a motley parade of Normans (Plantagenets), Welsh (Tudors), Scots (Stuarts), Dutch (House of Orange) and Germans (Hanoverians) have squatted on the imperial throne. No one much cared until the philological revolution and a paroxysm of English nationalism in World War I. House of Windsor rhymes with House of Sch枚nbrunn or House of Versailes.”
― Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
― Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism

“I guess when you are young, you believe that you will meet many people with whom you'll connect with, but later in life you realize it only happens a few times.”
― Before Sunrise & Before Sunset: Two Screenplays
― Before Sunrise & Before Sunset: Two Screenplays
“I've been wondering if in fact ideal platonic love isn't just an intensely concentrated form of what inspires the best teachers.”
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“Nice people made the best Nazis. My mom grew up next to them. They got along, refused to make waves, looked the other way when things got ugly and focused on happier things than 鈥減olitics.鈥 They were lovely people who turned their heads as their neighbors were dragged away. You know who weren鈥檛 nice people? Resisters.”
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“Conflict brings out truth, creativity, and resolution.”
― Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It
― Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It
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