"Satire about any and all professionals with a special vocabulary has been a staple of fiction and popular ridicule since the 18th century."

-- Paul Fry

#Vocabulary Quotes #Special Quotes #Fiction Quotes

“Real confidence comes from knowing and accepting yourself- your strengths and your limitations -in contrast to depending on affirmation from others.”
“Still to be neat, still to be drest, As you were going to a feast, Still to be powder'd, all perfum'd. Lady, it is to be presumed, Though art's hid causes are not found, All is not sweet, all is not sound.”
“For years it never occurred to me to question the judgment of those in charge at the studio.”
“Sacrifice is at the heart of repentance. Without deeds, your apology is worthless.”
“Tiffany is wrestling in Jell-O.”
“Two tears in a bucket. Motherfuck it.”

Source : John Berendt (2010). “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil”, p.127, Vintage
“Most painters want recognition, especially by their peers.”
“What generally happens in this county is that our politicians don't serve us well because they don't tell the truth, and they don't keep their promises.”

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

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