91 posts tagged “quote”
"The most elusive chimera that the CIA persued, with the encouragement of the ISI, was that "moderate" Taliban Pashtuns would rise to denounce Mullah Omar, hand over bin Laden to the Americans, and join a new coalition government in Kabul.
... the reality was that the ISI had no intention of splitting the Taliban, even if it had the power to do so. There were moderates among the Taliban earlier on, but the ISI had betrayed them to Mullah Omar long ago."
"Descent into Chaos" by Ahmed Rashid
"We are in darkness. Everything can be done has been done. What remains is the literature of madness."
Henry James
"Two-third of the decision making process is based on analysis and information. Remaining one-third is always a leap in the dark."
"My love for Albertine had been but a transitory form of my devotion to youth."
Marcel Proust
"Guerrilla warfare is Afghan's national sports."
"Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without asking a specific question."
"You are your own worst enemy."
"You need various lovers, for various aspects of yourself."
"I expect nothing from a man, and everything from a woman."
"I loved you when you opened
