[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fq6lrdP0uZzId942VeRHuSV3H9nsh1c8yQotWyooldV0":3,"$fnhEm2lU8owEvrDfjXYXpmCpth31OxUemt5hZ8TaiCOc":16},{"author":4,"tags":11},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":9,"slug":10,"image_url":9},7125,"Oriana Fallaci","O",158,null,"oriana-fallaci",[12],{"tag_id":13,"tag_name":14,"tag_count":15},326,"men",5,{"quotes":17,"pagination":83},[18,26,32,38,44,52,58,64,70,76],{"id":19,"quote_text":20,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":23,"source":24,"quote_tag":25,"commentary":9},3865573,"My soldier weapon is the weapon of truth.",7,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":27,"quote_text":28,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":29,"source":30,"quote_tag":31,"commentary":9},3865531,"I am an atheist, and if an atheist and a pope think the same things, there must be something true. It's that simple!",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":33,"quote_text":34,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":35,"source":36,"quote_tag":37,"commentary":9},3865491,"I no longer have the energy to get really angry, like I used to.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":39,"quote_text":40,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":41,"source":42,"quote_tag":43,"commentary":9},3865469,"Heroes can be sweet.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":45,"quote_text":46,"author_id":5,"source_id":47,"has_image":22,"author":48,"source":49,"quote_tag":50,"commentary":51},3324480,"The more democratic and open a society is, the more it’s exposed to terrorism. The more a country is free, not governed by a police regime, the more it risks hijackings or massacres like the ones that took place for many years in Italy and Germany and other parts of Europe.",6,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nOriana Fallaci, an Italian journalist and author, penned this quote in her 2004 book \"The Force of Reason,\" a scathing critique of Islam and the threat of terrorism in the Western world. At the time, Fallaci was reflecting on the rise of Islamic extremism and its impact on European societies, which were grappling with the aftermath of 9/11 and other terrorist attacks. Her words were a call to arms, urging her readers to confront the reality of terrorism and the vulnerability of democratic societies.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nFallaci's statement reveals a counter-intuitive truth: that freedom and openness, while essential values of a democratic society, also create vulnerabilities to terrorism. This paradox lies at the heart of her argument, suggesting that the very principles that make a society strong and resilient also make it more susceptible to attack.\n\n**How to Use This**\nIn today's hyper-connected world, where the lines between freedom and vulnerability are increasingly blurred, professionals and creatives can apply Fallaci's insight by recognizing that openness and accessibility can be double-edged swords. By acknowledging and mitigating these vulnerabilities, they can develop more effective strategies for safeguarding their work, their communities, and their values against the threats of terrorism and extremism.",{"id":53,"quote_text":54,"author_id":5,"source_id":47,"has_image":22,"author":55,"source":56,"quote_tag":57,"commentary":9},3324477,"I leave shreds of my soul on every experience.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":59,"quote_text":60,"author_id":5,"source_id":47,"has_image":22,"author":61,"source":62,"quote_tag":63,"commentary":9},3324475,"I cry, sometimes, because I’m not 20 years younger, and I’m not healthy. But if I were, I would even sacrifice my writing to enter politics.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":65,"quote_text":66,"author_id":5,"source_id":47,"has_image":22,"author":67,"source":68,"quote_tag":69,"commentary":9},3324469,"Why do the people humiliate themselves by voting? I didn’t vote because I have dignity. If I had closed my nose and voted for one of them, I would spit on my own face.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":71,"quote_text":72,"author_id":5,"source_id":47,"has_image":22,"author":73,"source":74,"quote_tag":75,"commentary":9},3324465,"Io perfino nelle pause in cui piango suoi miei fallimenti, le mie delusioni, i miei strazi, concludo che soffrire sia da preferirsi al niente.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":77,"quote_text":78,"author_id":5,"source_id":47,"has_image":22,"author":79,"source":80,"quote_tag":81,"commentary":82},3324460,"One day you and I will have to have a little talk about this business called love. I still don’t understand what it’s all about. My guess is that it’s just a gigantic hoax, invented to keep people quiet and diverted. Everyone talks about love: the priests, the advertising posters, the literati, and the politicians, those of them who make love. And in speaking of love and offering it as a panacea for every tragedy, they would and betray and kill both body and soul.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nThis quote is from Oriana Fallaci's book \"Nothing and Nobody\", published in 2006, reflecting her thoughts on love and relationships during a tumultuous period in her life. At the time, she was known for her fierce criticism of Islam and her personal struggles with loneliness and unrequited love.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nFallaci's words reveal a profound skepticism about the way society uses love as a distraction from more critical issues. By labeling it a \"gigantic hoax\", she highlights how the romanticization of love can lead people to overlook the harsh realities of human relationships, including exploitation and manipulation.\n\n**How to Use This**\nWhen evaluating relationships or feeling pressure to conform to societal norms around love, Fallaci's critique encourages you to question the motivations behind others' words and actions. By doing so, you can develop a more discerning eye for genuine connections and avoid being swayed by empty rhetoric.",{"currentPage":84,"totalPages":85,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":86},1,16,10]