"If one cannot invent a really convincing lie, it is often better to stick to the truth."

-- Angela Thirkell

#Lying Quotes #Sticks Quotes #Invention Quotes

“Each book will have a lot of cliffhangers, because I like that.”
“Honestly, Jared, one thing at a time. Why are you in a well with me? This is a really bad rescue!" [...] "I called the police as I was running to the well. I'm sure they're coming." "Did they say they were coming?" Kami asked suspiciously. "Or did you shout, 'Kami's in the well!' before jumping in the well too, thus loosing your phone and making sure the police think it was some kids playing a dumb joke?" Jared paused. [...] "Alternate plan," Jared said. "Do you have a very intelligent collie who might communicate through a system of barks to your parents that little Kami is in the well?”
“Even if you're inches away from the finish, never take success for granted.”

Source : Dean Karnazes (2012). “Run!: 26.2 Stories of Blisters and Bliss”, p.89, Rodale
“For most of my life, I deliberately led a private life in the public eye.”
“He who follows another will never overtake him”
“Most Americans approach the problems of the Middle East with a pro-Israeli bias - and rightly so.”
“Like all magic cultures expressed by appropriate hieroglyphs, the true theater has its shadows too, and, of all languages and all arts, the theater is the only one left whose shadows have shattered their limitations.”
“I dont believe it wins championships. (It) gets you to the playoffs.”

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