"Do you think there's such a thing as a ghost who masquerades as a person? Do you believe that there are people whose bodies are still alive here on earth but whose souls are already in hell?"

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Source : Ann-Marie Macdonald (2010). “Fall on Your Knees”, p.518, Vintage Canada

Ann-Marie MacDonald

#Believe Quotes #Thinking Quotes #People Quotes

“We can never achieve absolute truth but we can live hopefully by a system of calculated probabilities.”
“Every relationship I've been in becomes long-distance because of work. It's never worked out. It puts an intense strain on the relationship, and at a certain point, it becomes too difficult.”
“People who aren't perhaps that into sport are going to be following me and wanting to be part of the Olympics. That definitely does bring added pressure but as an athlete the Olympics are the ultimate competition.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“If we don't believe in the Devil, we won't be able to recognize him when he suddenly shows up.”

Source : Karin Fossum (2007). “When the Devil Holds the Candle”, p.56, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“I always thought there would be more interesting people at my wedding.”
“But lilies, stolen from grassy mold, No more curled state unfold, Translated to a vase of gold; In burning throne though they keep still Serenities unthawed and chill.”

Source : Francis Thompson (2002). “Poems of Francis Thompson”, p.13, A&C Black
“Art is about profundity. It's about connecting to everything that it means to be alive, but you have to act.”

Source : "Jeff Koons on drawing as a means of articulating an idea". Interview with Dale Berning, www.theguardian.com. September 19, 2009.
“A novel is a commodity that fulfills a certain need; people need to buy daydreams like they need to buy ice cream or aspirin or gin. They even need to buy a pinch of intellectual catnip now and then to liven up their thoughts...”

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