Quotations

Sexual desire, when reciprocal, gives life to a conspiracy of two people against the rest of the conspiracies going on in the universe.
It's a conspiracy of two.
The plan is to offer the other a chance to breathe amidst the pain in the world.
John Berger, "My beautiful"
(Translated Milton Fernandez)


Describing Israel’s military campaign in November 2023, Pope Francis said, “this is not war, this is terrorism”, which led the editor of the Jerusalem Post to accuse him of “unconditional support for Hamas”.


"Every time anyone says that Israel is our only friend in the Middle East, I can't help but think that, before Israel, we had no enemies in the Middle East." Father John Sheehan an American Jesuit, June 5 2002

“Rivers do not drink their own water; trees do not eat their own fruit; the sun does not shine on itself and flowers do not spread their fragrance for themselves. Living for others is a rule of nature. We are all born to help each other. No matter how difficult it is…life is good when you are happy; but much better when others are happy because of you.” The Upanishads. Misattributed to Pope Francis.