Murtaza

“Certain ideas overwhelm us by their simplicity.”
― V.S. Naipaul, The Mimic Men

“The only difference between history and mythology is that myths are true.”
― Annie Dieu-Le-Veut

“Gradually, the nations living in this cradle of mankind, having created great, monumental civilizations, as if exhausted by the superhuman effort, or perhaps even crushed by the immensity of what they had brought forth and no longer capable of further developing it, handed over the reins to younger peoples, bursting with energy and eager to live. Europe will come on the scene and, later, America.”
― Ryszard Kapuściński, Imperium

“The best arguments in the world won't change a person's mind. The only thing that can do that is a good story.”
― Richard Powers, The Overstory