"The only lies for which we are truly punished are those we tell ourselves."

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Source : V. S. Naipaul (2012). “In a Free State”, p.162, Pan Macmillan

V. S. Naipaul

“No matter what, I'm never going to get an anthology from an actual publisher, though I could always score another music anthology. But if this is going to be a document of a multiplicity of my writings, it'll do. It feels like a birthday party or something.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Think for yourself, and believe in yourself. Keep your skeptical antennae tuned in and in good working order at all times. We are free to develop our own hypotheses, which should be based in available evidence. When it comes to faith, have faith in yourself. And don't forget to love, laugh, be kind to each other. Don't take things so seriously, especially yourself. If the universe is a cosmic joke, remember to giggle. And remember to be astonished.”
“I think Paul McGuinness and U2 created the Irish music industry. It certainly wasn't there before that.”
“Being in love, and I'm not an expert in this, I've lived it as much as anyone has, but I've not dissected it.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“A lost but happy dream may shed its light upon our waking hours, and the whole day may be infected with the gloom of a dreary or sorrowful one; yet of neither may we be able to recover a trace.”
“I think today women are very scared to celebrate themselves, because then they just get labeled.”
“I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end.”
“Seeing the world differently is one of the toughest incompatibilities to reconcile in a relationship.”

Source : "My partner's negativity gets me down" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. July 28, 2013.

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