

“Every month about 90 percent of American children between the ages of three and nine visit a McDonald's. The seesaws, slides, and pits full of plastic balls have proven to be an effective lure.”
― Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
― Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal

“War es ein Trost oder eine Qual, aus den Zellen des Gefängnisses den Blick auf die Stadt am See zu haben, in der das Leben seinen Lauf nahm? Oder wurde das Leben im Lager gar nicht als ständige Ausnahme- und Notlage empfunden, sondern auch als Leben, das seinen Lauf nahm?”
― Die Enkelin
― Die Enkelin
“The night was when all the failures were remembered longer.”
― A Story of Yesterday
― A Story of Yesterday

“The purpose of TV channels are not to entertain, is to force one to watch commercials”
― Need a Ride?
― Need a Ride?

“And all at once she was elated. Where were the terrors she'd been told she should expect? She could not recognize them anywhere. The sweet earth opened out its wide four corners to her like the petals of a flower ready to be picked, and it shimmered with light and possibility till she was dizzy with it. [...] Why, she too, might live forever in this remarkable world she was only just discovering!”
― Tuck Everlasting
― Tuck Everlasting
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