"In all the houses keys to memorizing objects and feelings had been written. But the system demanded so much vigilance and moral strength that many succumbed to the spell of an imaginary reality, one invented by themselves, which was less practical for them but more comforting."

-- Gabriel Garcia Marquez

#Reality Quotes #Keys Quotes #House Quotes

“There are people, who the more you do for them, the less they will do for themselves.”
“If you want to read about love and marriage, you've got to buy two separate books.”
“Politicians are like weather vanes. Our job is to make the wind blow.”
“I think people think I'm a lot younger than I am because of how I look on screen.”
“Tom Tom Club has a whole different attitude and approach, not just musically but in performance. Some people said they liked it.”
“Intensely selfish people are always very decided as to what they wish. They do not waste their energies in considering the good of others.”

Source : Ouida (2016). “Wisdom, Wit and Pathos of Ouida”, p.408, Ouida
“Henceforth the leaves of the tree of knowledge were for women, and for the healing of the nations.”
“No man who has not sat in the assemblies of men can know the light, odd and uncertain ways in which decisions are often arrived at.”

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