"Everyone wanted to be rich and beautiful, but the truly rich and beautiful had to pretend they were just the same as everyone else."

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Source : Liane Moriarty (2014). “Big Little Lies: Now an HBO limited series”, p.36, Penguin UK

Liane Moriarty

#Beautiful Quotes #Rich Quotes #Wanted Quotes

“No one is trying to be bad for the sake of being bad - there's always a reason behind it.”
“I had a terrible job letting me do anything that wasn't comedy.”
“I watched my mother do what she did best, and realized there would never be a way to cut myself from her entirely. No matter how strong or weak I was, she was a part of me, as crucial as my own heart. I would never be strong enough, in all my life, to do without her.”
“To get your playing more forceful, hit the drums harder.”
“Wisdom eludes me yet, but foolishness I captured long ago and to this day it is my constant companion, though many people consider me wise.”

Source : Kevin Hearne (2014). “The Iron Druid Chronicles 6-Book Bundle: Hounded, Hexed, Hammered, Tricked, Trapped, Hunted”, p.776, Del Rey
“When Sam Snead was asked how to putt, he said, 'Putt for one hundred dollars'.”
“I am sustained by the tranquility of an upright and loyal heart.”
“Who are your favourite heroines in real life? The women of Afghanistan, Iraq, and Iran who risk their lives and their beauty to defy the foulness of theocracy. Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Azar Nafisi as their ideal feminine model.”

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