"But surely to tell these tall tales and others like them would be to spread the myth, the wicked lie, that the past is always tense and the future, perfect."

-- Zadie Smith

#Lying Quotes #Past Quotes #Perfect Quotes

“The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.”
“To rest, the cushion and soft dean invite, who never mentions hell to ears polite.”
“The most important thing to remember about food labels is that you should avoid foods that have labels.”
“The intricacies of spiritual philosophy and theologies are just a thought within Emptiness.”
“Did you ever notice that America is shaped like one big, giant toilet bowl?”
“I’m actually trying to make sense of the world. There’s nothing cynical or absurd in what I do.”
“The interviewer always learns something new from the interviewee. It opens up your mind to new ideas and the vast multiplicity of human experience.”
“Backstabbing occurs when a friend agrees with you when the two of you are alone but later sides with your opponents in a social setting.”

Source : Les Parrott (1996). “High-Maintenance Relationships: How to Handle Impossible People”, Tyndale House Pub

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