"I think every first-person narrator in a novel should be compromised. I prefer that word to unreliable."

-- Charles Palliser

#Thinking Quotes #Narrators Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“Through job creation, quality public services and better working conditions, people, communities and countries can lift themselves out of poverty, improve livelihoods, engage in local development and live together in peace. This happens only when work is decent - environmentally sound and productive - provides fair wages, and is underpinned by rights”
“A pain free, active lifestyle is not only possible, but it is the way you should expect to feel and live, no matter your age, no matter your previous experience.”
“My mom taught me the power of love. I learned to focus on the long-term big picture from my father. His sense of humor and light-hearted approach always make me smile. My husband is a pivotal anchor in my life. His influence encourages me to be independent and take risks.”
“A man of refined taste and judgment.”
“You will find in politics that you are much exposed to the attribution of false motive. Never complain and never explain.”

Source : In Harold Nicolson Diary (1967) 21 July 1943
“There is no security as undemanding and comfortable as the kind you feel among friends.”
“I weave the shoes of Sorrow: Soundless shall be the footfall light In all men's ears of Sorrow, Sudden and light.”
“He was a first-time nonviolent possible offender, ... And under the mandatory minimums, he was put in prison for 15 years. Not only does the punishment not fit the crime, but the mandatory minimums don't give judges any discretion to look at the background of the case, to read into the specifics of the case. I don't know a judge who really is in favor of the mandatory minimums.”

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