Books written out of fire give me a great deal of pleasure. You get the sense that the … - Hisham Matar

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Aikido can be summed up like this: True victory is self-victory; let that day arrive quickly! (True victory) means unflinching courage; (self-victory) symbolizes unflagging effort; and (let that day arrive quickly) represents the glorious moment of triumph in the here and now.

Hisham Matar

Books written out of fire give me a great deal of pleasure. You get the sense that the world for these writers could not have continued if the book hadn't been written. When you come across a book like that it is a privilege.

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Grief loves the hollow; all it wants is to hear its own echo.

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I wanted to wear her as you would a piece of clothing, to fold into her ribs, be a stone in her mouth.

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There and then, sitting beside her and within the strength of my adoration, I felt invincible.

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It is sometimes hard to escape the belief that history exists against the artist.

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