"I know now that the mythic monster I created was largely a fiction."

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Source : Peter Benchley (2008). “Shark Life: True Stories About Sharks & the Sea”, p.49, Yearling

Peter Benchley

#Monsters Quotes #Fiction Quotes

“Curiosity is the beginning of all wisdom.”

Source : "Those Without Shadows". Book by Françoise Sagan, 1957.
“Before, I used to ask permission to my parents to leave the house. Now it's - I ask permission to my children to leave the house. They own the house.”
“The greater and more persistent your confidence in God, the more abundantly you will receive all that you ask.”
“She leaned into him to soak up his warmth. "You are so hot," she said. "It's about time you noticed," he teased.”

Source : C. C. Hunter (2011). “Awake at Dawn”, p.363, St. Martin's Griffin
“Take counsel in wine, but resolve afterwards in water.”
“I don't like saying goodbye to people. I find it much easier to forgive people than to say goodbye to them, I always have, in any facet of my life. It's hard sometimes to forgive people, but I find it harder to say goodbye if you love them.”
“My only bookings this week came from within my friends. Trans people have been central to New Yorkâ€™s art and fashion scene for nearly as long as those â€˜scenesâ€™ have existed as we know them. Itâ€™s about time that this reality was represented on the cityâ€™s runways.”
“Remember that although they may speak a different language, they are still the same kind of people as the folks you know at home, have the same mental processes, are just as kindly and just as friendly. Remember that, quit talking and start over again - in pantomime.”

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