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“In 1914, Franz Ferdinand, the Austrian imperial heir, was shot and killed by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo. Do you know the motive behind the act?It was in retaliation for the subjugation of the Sebs in Austria.It was not.Franz Ferdinand had stated his intention to introduce reforms favorable to the Serbs in his empire. Had he survived to ascend the throne, he would have made a revolution unnecessary. In plain terms, he was killed because he was going to give the rebels what they were shouting for. They needed a despot in the palace in order to seize it.What's good for reform is bad for the reformers”
Loren D. Estleman
“It screamed downward, splitting air and sky without effort. A target expanded in size, brought into focus by time and velocity. There was a moment before impact that was the last instant of things as they were. Then the visible world exploded.”
Steven Galloway, The Cellist of Sarajevo“To set their sufferings alongside the sufferings of another people was to compare them (which hell was worse?), demoting Sarajevo's martyrdom to a mere instance.”
Susan Sontag, Regarding the Pain of Others“For 1,300 days of Sarajevo's drama, important people in the world who were supposed to act kept their eyes closed, ... But not you. You were not silent. Your voice was clear.”
Alijia Izetbegovic“It's a rare gift to understand that your life is wondrous, and that it won't last forever.”
Steven Galloway, The Cellist of Sarajevo“A bullet leaves evidence that a mortar doesn't.”
Steven Galloway, The Cellist of Sarajevo“The choices she's made have left her without choice.”
Steven Galloway, The Cellist of Sarajevo“Do they hate the idea of her, because she's different from them, and that in this difference there might be some sort of inferiority or superiority that is hers or theirs, that in the end threatens the potential happiness of everyone?”
Steven Galloway, The Cellist of Sarajevo“... life is a series of tiny, unavoidable decisions.”
Steven Galloway, The Cellist of Sarajevo“You don't choose what to believe. Belief chooses you.”
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