"Who you are is less important than what you seem."

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Source : Iain Pears (1999). “AN Instance of the Fingerpost”, p.252, Penguin

Iain Pears

#Important Quotes #Who You Are Quotes

“Being able to check your balance on the phone is the best invention ever.”

Source : Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Never fit a dress to the body but train the body to fit the dress.”

Source : Elsa Schiaparelli (1954). “Shocking Life”
“I was promised on a time To have reason for my rhyme; From that time unto this season, I received nor rhyme nor reason.”

Source : 'Lines on his Pension'; attributed
“Money may not buy happiness, but it can damn well give it!”
“I literally paid my way through the University of Texas with my umpiring.”
“Some hours weigh against a whole lifetime.”
“I'm not disappointed (at not leading), I'm just trying my best.”
“They did a lot of cleaning in their house, which I considered to be a sign of immoral parenting. The job of parents, as I saw it, was to watch television and step into a child's life only when absolutely necessary, like in the event of a tornado or a potential kidnapping.”

Source : Haven Kimmel (2002). “A Girl Named Zippy: Growing Up Small in Mooreland Indiana”, p.111, Broadway Books

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