"The impulse to tell the truth was not as great as the fear of being left off the page."

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Source : Jonathan Messinger (2007). “Hiding Out”, p.179, featherproof books

Jonathan Messinger

#Pages Quotes #Telling The Truth Quotes #Impulse Quotes

“May you grow up to be righteous, may you grow up to be true. May you always know the truth and see the lights surrounding you. May you always be courageous, stand upright and be strong. May you stay forever young.”

Source : Song: Forever Young, Album: Planet Waves, 1974
“We ought never to lose hope. God overwhelms us with his grace, if we keep asking.”
“People are, well, only human. We know that. The rule of law is borne out in identifying, condemning, and punishing those who violate the standards on which we all agree. This is exactly what we do in America.”
“Brad [Pitt] and I have never wanted our kids to be actors. We've never talked about it. But, we also want them to be around film and be a part of mommy and daddy's life, and for it not to be kept from it either. We just want them to have a good, healthy relationship with it.”
“I don't want my personal life to change. I don't understand why people strive for [fame]. I know it's ironic for me to be saying this, but this will be the last one I do.”
“Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.”
“It is always worth itemising happiness, there is so much of the other thing in a life, you had better put down the markers for happiness while you can.”

Source : Sebastian Barry (2008). “The Secret Scripture”, p.118, Faber & Faber
“Knowledge is a polite word for dead but not buried imagination.”

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