"Fact-checking is so boring compared to writing fiction."

-- Francine Prose

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“Loneliness is the leprosy of the modern world.”
“You don't need to explain your dreams. They belong to you.”
“The most important thing is to try and enjoy life because you never know when it will be gone. If you wake up in the morning and have a choice between doing the laundry and taking a walk in the park, go for the walk. You'd hate to die and realize you had spent your last day doing the laundry.”
“There never was a woman so ill-suited to public life as I am. I have had to whip myself, as it were, into society, and the loneliness of it all has been terrific.”
“Integrity means doing the right thing, especially when no one is watching.”
“I saw a dog in a cage. And that cage had a sign on it that said, 'I bite.' And I was like, 'That is good to know doggy, but that's not the most important thing about you. You should make a sign that says, 'I make signs.''”

Source : Twitter post from Apr 22, 2013
“Progress does not have to be patented to be worthwhile. Progress can also be measured by our interactions with nature and its preservation. Can we teach children to look at a flower and see all the things it represents: beauty, the health of an ecosystem, and the potential for healing?”
“I had done either too much coke or too little, a constant problem in my life.”

Source : James Crumley (2016). “Dancing Bear”, p.21, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard

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