"Ah, well, the truth is always one thing, but in a way it's the other thing, the gossip, that counts. It shows where people's hearts lie."

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Source : Paul Scott (2011). “The Raj Quartet, Volume 2: The Day of the Scorpion”, p.189, University of Chicago Press

Paul Scott

#Lying Quotes #Heart Quotes #Gossip Quotes

“The rise and fall of Tony Montana, and what a way to go out.”
“He has a plan for everybody here and it's all a matter of whether you answer it when He calls you.”
“If it had not been for the discontent of a few fellows who had not been satisfied with their conditions, you would still be living in caves. Intelligent discontent is the mainspring of civilization. Progress is born of agitation. It is agitation or stagnation.”
“Never hesitate to go far away, beyond all seas, all frontiers, all countries, all beliefs.”

Source : Amin Maalouf (1998). “Leo Africanus”, p.360, New Amsterdam Books
“The freedom of man is, in political liberalism, freedom from persons, from personal dominion, from the master; the securing of each individual person against other persons, personal freedom.”
“I tend to work most often from the method of ignoring any ritualistic writing for long periods of time, and then I'll spend three straight weeks writing for 12 hours a day and just going through the motions with my worldly business because the compulsion to write descends upon me like a kind of madness. I don't mean to be dramatic, but it feels that way when it strikes.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“You never know with politicians what they are really saying. And I don't say that in a negative way-they have an appalling job.”
“Just for today, I will let go of anger. Just for today, I will let go of worry. Today, I will count my many blessings. Today, I will do my work honestly. Today, I will be kind to every living creature.”

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