"If I poured all the lies I had told into the Mississippi, the river would rise and flood the city."

-- Ruta Sepetys

#Lying Quotes #Rivers Quotes #Cities Quotes

“The sun persists in rising, so I make myself stand”
“Take crack cocaine. Particularly in the early days of the policy, ninety percent of the people being arrested were black, even though they didn't use the drug at higher rates and even though their numbers in the general population are so low. How could that be? The thing is, you place all your resources in communities of color. And if you do that, you're going to arrest black people.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“What loss is there in dignity, what worry is there of failure?”

Source : Liang Zhuge, Ji Liu (2005). “Mastering the Art of War”, p.57, Shambhala Publications
“I want to eat the sunbeam flaring in your lovely body... and I pace around hungry, sniffing the twilight, hunting for you, for your hot heart, like a puma in the barrens of Quitratue.”
“This house isn't mine anymore, but the memories are; the memories can't be sold. The building that housed my once-upon-a-time dreams stands for someone else now, as it did for the people before us, and I feel happy to let it go. Happy that I can begin again, anew, though bearing the scars of before. They represent wounds that have healed.”
“Operating in an unlit world, the unconscious mind is a brilliant detective.”
“Sports isn't just a part of life. It's not life itself.”
“I'm very happy with the things I do. Maybe I'm just lucky I like to do so many things. I don't remember any musical job that I did only for the money. Even when I worked as a music supervisor on cruise ships I did it for romantic reasons. When I work for TV it's because I want to.”

Source : Source: thequietus.com

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