I wanted to have a political career. I thought studying political science would be the best way to achieve it. – Bianca Jagger
The Sandinista government became consumed with fighting a war of survival. They were up against the biggest superpower in the world. – Bianca Jagger
In Nicaragua, liberty, equality and the rule of law were the stuff of dreams. But in Paris I discovered the value of those words. – Bianca Jagger
I have always been willing to admit when I made a mistake. I made a mistake in my understanding of the composition of the Contras, not on my opposition to the Contra war. – Bianca Jagger
Fiction is a kind of compassion-generating machine that saves us from sloth. Is life kind or cruel? Yes, Literature answers. Are people good or bad? You bet, says Literature. But unlike other systems of knowing, Literature declines to eradicate one truth in favor of another. – George Saunders