"I like to read away as much of the afternoon as possible, until real life rears its ugly head."

-- Anne Lamott

#Real Quotes #Real Life Quotes #Afternoon Quotes

“The war correspondent has his stake - his life - in his own hands, and he can put it on this horse or that horse, or he can put it back in his pocket at the very last minute.”

Source : Robert Capa (2015). “Slightly Out Of Focus”, p.161, Pickle Partners Publishing
“Accountability is the essence of democracy. If people do not know what their government is doing, they cannot be truly self-governing. The national security state assumes the government secrets are too important to be shared, that only those in the know can see classified information, that only the president has all the facts, that we must simply trust that our rulers of acting in our interest.”
“I'm not writing just classic-sounding songs, but songs that come from experience.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Childhood is so important. Without a loving one, you're vulnerable throughout your life. We're all the things our parents are - the good and the not so good. Thankfully, I have a wonderful wife who's a brilliant mother.”
“Anticipation makes pleasure more intense”

Source : Iris Johansen (2011). “An Eve Duncan Collection From Iris Johansen: Quicksand, Blood Game, Eight Days to Live, and Chasing the Night”, p.101, Macmillan
“Blue skies Smiling at me Nothing but blue skies Do I see”

Source : Song: Blue Skies
“Openness and participation are antidotes to surveillance and control.”
“There never was any party, faction, sect, or cabal whatsoever, in which the most ignorant were not the most violent; for a bee is not a busier animal than a blockhead.”

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