Christopher

“Whatever Americans fondly believe, their government has always had its fingers in the economic pie. What distinguishes the USA from every other developed country has been the widespread belief to the contrary.”
― Tony Judt, Ill Fares the Land

“Love, it seems to me, is the condition in which one is most contentedly oneself.”
― Tony Judt, The Memory Chalet

“Loss is loss, and nothing is gained by calling it by a nicer name.”
― Tony Judt

“The past gives you no justice. Sentences are passed. But that doesn't mean you get justice. You can stand there forever and rail and say, 'Someone has to pay. I want what was taken from me.' But you're just going to get silence coming back at you. The past doesn't pay. We pay. And we're all free to decide when we've had enough.”
― Michael Hainey, After Visiting Friends: A Son's Story