"She'd tried her hand at most things, but drew the line at honesty."

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Source : "Yeats Is Dead! by Anthony Cronin, Roddy Doyle et al, Joseph O'Connor". www.theguardian.com. July 18, 2001.

Roddy Doyle

#Honesty Quotes #Hands Quotes #Lines Quotes

“Every single person who's drifted in and out of your life is a part of your divinely chosen experience. So, give thanks for all of these people, and take serious note of what they brought you.”
“By working hard, by making the right moves, you can create your own luck, I think. But certainly luck plays a part.”
“Has the international criminal court avoided opening an investigation into alleged war crimes in Gaza due to political pressure. The answer is an unequivocal â€œnoâ€. As prosecutor of the ICC, I reject any suggestion of this in the strongest terms.”
“Dan would rather play golf than have sex any day.”
“The presence of death annihilates all superstitions. We are the children of death, and it is death that rescues us from the deceptions of life. In the midst of life he calls us and summons us to him.”

Source : Sadegh Hedayat (2010). “The Blind Owl”, p.56, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
“I want a government small enough to fit inside the Constitution.”
“Starting our day off with a dose of negativity can have lasting effects.”
“I know a lot of people in Phoenix, so I've had some great nights there. It's always hot, too, so it's just a nice to be outside in the evening.”

Source : "Greg Rutherford: 'I ate sushi with Charlize Theron and Usher'". Interview With Nick McGrath, www.telegraph.co.uk. November 7, 2016.

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