Saturday, October 14, 2006

Tessa distinguished absolutely between pain observed and pain shared.

Pain observed is journalistic pain. It's diplomatic pain. It's television pain, over as soon as you switch off the beastly set.

Those who watch suffering and do nothing about it, in her book, were little better than those who inflicted it.


from, The Constant Gardener.

Thanks Mark .

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

You and your Mark. This entire blog is about Mark this, Mark that, Gert could get jealous. I'm liking how this story is evolving.

Di Mackey said...

Lol, you exaggerate ... Mark shares a way of thinking I guess.

We come from the same small town and a similar time and Gert is never jealous ... I'm lovely :) oh yes, and modest.

Anonymous said...

Only teasing you a wee bit. See your New Zealandian is influencing me.

Di Mackey said...

Just a wee bit eh :)

Good to see you're developing the correct Engels.

Anonymous said...

That was a good book... was the movie any good?

Di Mackey said...

I'm not the most unbiased regarding the movie ... I find Ralph Fiennes very convincing.

I enjoyed the movie, impressed by the little people taking on the big corporations ... but then I would, wouldn't I.

Mark J said...

Question: Can we get back to me NOW? :)

mareymercy said...

A great quote. Thanks for sharing it!

Di Mackey said...

Oh Mark ... so demanding. I don't know if I'm going to quote you for a while ... it has been excessive, stop writing good stuff!!

A pleasure twitches. I loved the passion of that particular character in The Constant Gardener.

Anonymous said...

Extra! Extra! Truth revelaed in love scandal between Di and MArk. What is Gert going to do? Extra! Extra! Read all about it.

Di Mackey said...

Well manic, I read your comment out to Gert and he laughed ... :)