"Facts might be false if they challenge the conviction of a mind already made up."

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Source : Sarah Churchwell (2005). “The Many Lives of Marilyn Monroe”, p.102, Macmillan

Sarah Churchwell

#Challenges Quotes #Mind Quotes #Might Quotes

“Good writing, in my opinion, is writing that looks really easy, so easy that a person who has never written more than a grocery list might convince themself that they could also write a book. That being said, it's always a lot of work, as you know. And then there's this: you have no idea how many failed stories and novels I've attempted. I have files full of stories that didn't work for whatever reason.”
“I'm not addicted to cocaine. I just like the way it smells.”
“...it is fifty percent what they see, and fifty percent what they think they see.”

Source : Anne Fortier (2012). “Juliet (Random House Reader's Circle Deluxe Reading Group Edition): A Novel”, p.33, Ballantine Books
“Rely on facts, figures, principles of equality and fairness.”
“Personally, I never admired communists because they operate on the theory that human beings are nice people.”
“God blessed me to play football.”
“No matter what you choose, build stuff and be around smart people.”
“My whole life long I have done nothing but interpret my dreams of ultimate masculinity, and draw them.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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