"A wave of blood goes up to my head, my stomach shrinks together, as if something dangerous has just missed hitting me. It's as if I've been caught stealing, or telling a lie; or as if I've heard other people talking about me, saying bad things about me, behind my back. There's the same flush of shame, of guilt and terror, and of cold disgust with myself. But I don't know where these feelings have come from, what I've done."

-- Margaret Atwood

#Lying Quotes #Blood Quotes #Talking Quotes

“You need a high degree of corruption or a very big heart to love absolutely everything”
“The question if this is a work of art or not is not very interesting for us. Probably it is situated in between the established categories. Anyway the audience which is interested in art would be the most open-minded and willing to think about it.”
“Leaders take eagles and teach them to fly in formation.”
“I had to work with a psychiatrist.”
“Did you know that the worldwide food shortage that threatens up to five hundred million children could be alleviated at the cost of only one day, only one day, of modern warfare.”
“The first time I toured the U.K. was in the early '90s with Billy Pilgrim, so I know how much the people there love music.”
“I wish I could just hug you all, but I'm not gonna.”
“I ask and wish not to appear More beauteous, rich or gay: Lord, make me wiser every year, And better every day.”

Source : Charles Lamb (2008). “The Life, Letters, and Writings of Charles Lamb”, p.456, Cosimo, Inc.

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