“A time to get and a time to lose,
a time to keep and a time to cast away;
a time for love and a time to hate;
a time of war and a time of peace.”
— from Dune (The Dune Sequence Book 1) by Frank Herbert
Category: quote
Like your country, make it better
“You actually have to like the country in which you live, and want to make it better, in order for the public to want to back you. Harking back to a golden age, with a wish-list of policies that are completely absurd in a modern, developed nation, is for the birds.”
—Ed Vaizey, the former minister and Tory peer
(From “Senior Tories say Trump-style takeover could precipitate party meltdown“)
Bohemian Rhapsody
Freddie you’re burning the candle at both ends!
Oh dear, but the glow is so divine…
This movie is just so beautiful, even without the music. I should just listen to R and watch the movie she recommends. She probably knows my taste way better than I do.
Guns
For
Rather have it and not need it, than need it and not have it.
Can’t remember the movie or TV series where i heard it recently.
Against:
Man carries a gun, he tends to use it.
Magnificent seven, the new one
Related vs family
There’s a difference between being related and being family.
Family takes time and care and effort,
and meals shared and dishes washed,
and beds made,
and shared history.
And intimacy.
—Julia, in Sisters S1E1
India after Covid
It’s not that we won’t get through this, we will, but when the battle is won and we go home, our homes won’t be the same.
I love speaking to my parents every morning. I’m also scared everyday about who will I hear about today.
Indians away
Call my parents every day with an anxiety.
‘Tusi theek ho? Sab theek hai? Dadi ma, Dada ji theek hai?’
Maa: Haan sab theek hai
Phew. We’ve survived one more day.
I can sleep tonight.
Yep, that’s how all Indians living away from family are doing at the moment.
Fanatics
That’s how I know he can be beaten.
Because he is a fanatic.
And a fanatic is always harbouring a secret doubt.
—George Smiley, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Hermione
‘Her – my – oh – nee,’ she said, slowly and clearly.
On murder
On Sunday morning, R casually asked me what would be a good way to kill me. (I suggested a few practical and efficient ones, but she wanted outlandish Villanelle kind ideas)
Last two days she’s been watching a new serial, ‘How to get away with murder.’
If I die or disappear, you know where to look..