#ran

O Don Quixote, wise as thou art brave, La Mancha's splendor and of Spain the star! To thee I say that if the peerless maid, Dulcinea del Toboso, is to be restored to the state that was once hers, it needs must be that thy squire Sancho take on his bared behind, those sturdy buttocks, must consent to take three thousand lashes and three hundred more, and well laid on, that they may sting and smart; for those are the authors of her woe have thus resolved, and that is why I've come, This, gentles, is the word I bring to you. ↗

— Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

#translated #verse #art

The U.S. routinely ranks lower than other countries in health outcomes such as infant mortality. ↗

— Tammy Baldwin

#health #infant #infant mortality #lower #mortality

The horrors of the Second World War, the chilling winds of the Cold War and the crushing weight of the Iron Curtain are little more than fading memories. Ideals that once commanded great loyalty are now taken for granted. ↗

— Jan Peter Balkenende

#cold #cold war #commanded #crushing #curtain

I've never been convinced that experience is linear, circular, or even random. It just is. I try to put it in some kind of order to extract meaning from it, to bring meaning to it. ↗

— Toni Cade Bambara

#bring #circular #convinced #even #experience

Iran poses the most serious long-term threat to regional stability. ↗

— Ehud Barak

#long-term #most #poses #regional #serious

I love the new legal immigrants; they want their kids to be safe just like I do. ↗

— Lou Barletta

#i do #i love #immigrants #just #kids

Attacks of divine transports are of pride and I accept the part assigned. ↗

— Elizabeth Barton

#assigned #attacks #divine #i #part

Selvom det var Zaras ansigt, der kunne ses på Pashas video, fortalte den ikke noget om Zara, men om Natasha, den måtte aldrig nogensinde blive en fortælling om Zara. Zaras egen historie var et helt andet sted, Natashas var på båndet. ↗

— Sofi Oksanen

#renselse #translated #men

I figured even the most jaded and cynical inhabitant might report a bloody girl in a party dress carrying a severed head by its hair. ↗

— Faith Hunter

#jane-yellowrock #paranormal-romance #skinwalker #urban-fantasy #faith

I guess there seems to be clubs opening up again, which is strange. ↗

— Todd Barry

#clubs #guess #i #opening #seems