"Sometimes lies were more dependable than the truth."

-- Orson Scott Card

#Lying Quotes #Sometimes Quotes #Dependable Quotes

“Why must we always talk about race anyway? Can't we just be human beings? And Professor Hunk replied - that is exactly what white privilege is, that you can say that. Race doesn't really exist for you because it has never been a barrier. Black folks don't have that choice.”
“Lies can destroy, but not create.”
“It befell in the days of Uther Pendragon, when he was king of all England, and so reigned, that there was a mighty duke in Cornwall that held war against him long time. And the duke was called the duke of Tintagil.”

Source : Sir Thomas Malory (1871). “Morte D'Arthur: Sir Thomas Malory's Book of King Arthur and of His Noble Knights of the Round Table”, p.25
“With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood.”
“One breath taken completely; one poem, fully written, fully read - in such a moment, anything can happen.”
“Growing up, I stayed in a child's place. My father was murdered when I was 20. I was a model and never had a real job and my parents took care of me.”
“I love chess, but it's the height of decadence.”
“But I had not the strength nor the inclination to bandy words with a drunkard. What have you done when you have bested a fool?”

Source : Charles Portis (2010). “True Grit: A Novel”, p.84, The Overlook Press

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