"In the beginning there was faith - which is childish; trust - which is vain; and illusion - which is dangerous."

-- Elie Wiesel

#Illusion Quotes #Vain Quotes #Dangerous Quotes

“The latter. She had a good run, Sook said, doing a little shrug. It was his usual response to death at Mapleshade, and it was a safe bet that he felt that way about himself. Like most twice-widowed, Korea-vet, nature-loving, gun-enthusiast, bilingual, weed-connoisseur great grandfathers of five, he'd lived a full life.”

Source : Lisa Lutz, David Hayward (2011). “Heads You Lose”, p.21, Penguin
“All genuinely noble women prefer truth to falsehood. As the Russians with their Czar, they are unwilling to see their idol degraded; they want to be proud of the domination they accept.”
“This is called 'the land of the free and the home of the brave'; it is called the 'asylum of the oppressed,' and some have been foolish enough to call it the 'Cradle of Liberty.' If it is the 'Cradle of Liberty,' they have rocked the child to death.”

Source : William Wells Brown, Paula Garrett, Hollis Robbins (2006). “The Works of William Wells Brown: Using His "strong, Manly Voice"”, p.12, Oxford University Press, USA
“I think that's one of the most unique and potentially powerful things about reddit - people come for the news, and stay for the community.”
“an old woman ... is a person who has no sense of decency; if once she takes to living, the devil himself can't get rid of her.”
“There's a place in the world for any business that takes care of its customers-after the sale.”
“Only recently have we come up with the technology to turn lazing around into a way of life. We've taken our sinewy, durable, hunter-gatherer bodies and plunked them into an artificial world of leisure.”

Source : Christopher McDougall (2010). “Born to Run: The hidden tribe, the ultra-runners, and the greatest race the world has never seen”, p.243, Profile Books
“We entertain ourselves with worry when we don't know what to trust. When you trust in what remains beyond temporary form, you are trusting in all that you are, as all that is.”

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