"I have a secret passion for mercy. . . but justice is what keeps happening to people."

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Source : Ross Macdonald (2010). “The Goodbye Look”, p.147, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard

Ross Macdonald

#Passion Quotes #People Quotes #Justice Quotes

“Surviving, that's my plan.”
“I wanted to be a huge star and I have failed.”
“Wisdom is the essential basis of greatness.”
“Now, I don't actually know the exact cut-off age where beautiful ceases and 'must have-once-been-beautiful' begins. It's true it's not forty-five. I can still get attention when I try really hard, even if it's greatly reduced.”

Source : "Aging" by Paulina Porizkova, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 21, 2010.
“Just as the performance of the vilest and most wicked deeds requires spirit and talent, so even the greatest demand a certain insensitivity which under other circumstances we would call stupidity.”
“Cause everything I've done - there's no smokescreen. Everything the people have seen me do, they've literally seen me start from the bottom and rise to the top. So there is no falling down once you've done the stuff I've done.”
“People tell me to smile, I tell them the lack of emotion on my face doesn't mean I'm unhappy.”

Source : Twitter post from Jan 01, 2013
“If you're an adult and still think material wealth leads to happiness, might I suggest not being a moron.”

Source : FaceBook post by Dov Davidoff from Feb 21, 2012

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