"And in another year everything will be different yet again. It is always like that, and always will be; you are forever standing on the brink, in a place where you cannot see ahead; there is nothing of which to be certain except what lies behind. This should be terrifying, but somehow it is not."

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Source : Penelope Lively (2007). “Consequences”, p.39, Penguin

Penelope Lively

#Lying Quotes #Years Quotes #Forever Quotes

“This organic conception of society, the only vital conception, combines a noble humanism with the genuine Christian spirit, and it bears the inscription from Holy Writ which St. Thomas has explained: "The work of justice shall be peace"; a text applicable to the life of a people whether it be considered in itself or in its relations with other nations.”
“You must be unintimidated by your own thoughts ...”

Source : Nikki Giovanni (1992). “Conversations with Nikki Giovanni”, p.186, Univ. Press of Mississippi
“It's either the Amendment or this Confederate peace. You cannot have both.”

Source : "Fictional character: William Seward". "Lincoln", 2012.
“When God gives you AIDS - and God does give you AIDS, by the way - make lemonAIDS.”
“I've seen a lot of government try to solve problems, and it didn't work. And my view is that the right course for America is to have someone who understands how the economy works who will passionately get America back on track.”
“It's the people y'gotta watch out for. You never know who y'might meet, or what Ol' Man Fate has in store for yah.”
“Even when we speak of selflessness, the mind goes to "me." We think, "I'm selfless," but everything is selfless.”
“I just want to be in good things that I want to see, and I want to work with talented people who are smarter than myself.”

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