"Dear book, take me away, far, far from here. Take me away from this cruel, cruel world. Take me away from hegemony and prejudice. Take me away from misogyny and hatred. Take me way from racism, narcissism, imperialism and consumerism and make me believe.
Make me believe that we don't all hate each other. That we don't want to wipe each other off the face of this earth. That we are trying our best to preserve this delicate rock we are precariously balanced upon and that maybe, just maybe there is some good in the world.
Dear book, take me away." Tom Banfield
If only. At this moment, I have the feeling that it gets worse every day and that there isn't a way to escape those cruel people even by the most wonderful books.
"The trouble with fiction is that it makes too much sense. Reality never makes sense." Aldous Huxley
Another very true quote.
"Books are like medicine, good reading can cure a fool." Liu Xiang
Would be nice if the fools would read more. This world could be a better place.
"Dear book take me away." YES! I totally relate to that quote. :)
ReplyDeleteSo true, Lark. And they so often do. Which is great. Have a nice weekend.
DeleteAmen to the last one, among others
ReplyDeleteDefinitely, Emma. I believe we need it now more than ever.
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Great quotes. Like especially Huxley's.
ReplyDeleteSo do I, Lisbeth. He was a great man with lots of insight.
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If only we could get the fools ot read the words, and comprehend them, and understand *sigh*
ReplyDeleteYou are right, Sarah. That would be great. The key word there is "education", I believe.
DeleteYep. But of course, teachers are the enemy, so... *eyeroll*
DeleteYes, Sarah. How dare you infiltrate those kids and make them think?
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