
“In New Bethel, we take the word serious. We whip whores, we hang thieves, and we burn sorcerers.”
Source: The Native Star (2010), Chapter 11, “The Wages of Sin” (p. 155)
Metaphysics, Book I
“In New Bethel, we take the word serious. We whip whores, we hang thieves, and we burn sorcerers.”
Source: The Native Star (2010), Chapter 11, “The Wages of Sin” (p. 155)
“Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses.”
Sometimes sung as "Some of those that burn crosses are the same that hold office."
Killing in the Name.
Song lyrics, Rage Against the Machine (1992)
Quoted in column "O Bleiburgu i Titu očito može i bez fusnota: pa nećemo se valjda zamarati tamo nekim izvorima" https://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/misljenja/agora/clanak/id/597177/o-bleiburgu-i-titu-ocito-moze-i-bez-fusnota-pa-necemo-se-valjda-zamarati-tamo-nekim-izvorima in Slobodna Dalmacija, 4th April 2019.
Part One, Ch. 1
On the Road (1957)
Context: They danced down the streets like dingledodies, and I shambled after as I've been doing all my life after people who interest me, because the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!"
“And if we burn, you burn with us.”
Variant: Fire is catching! And if we burn, you burn with us!
Source: Mockingjay