"Requesting permission from someone to be honest is really a way of accusing the other person of being so demanding or overbearing that you couldn't be honest all along."

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Source : Walter Kirn (2005). “Mission to America: A Novel”, Random House LLC

Walter Kirn

#Way Quotes #Honest Quotes #Accusing Quotes

“â€ŽI'm not going anywhere. I'm going to stay right here and cause all kinds of trouble.”
“I try to do yoga once a week.”
“Grace is an energy; not a mere sentiment; not a mere thought of the Almighty; not even a word of the Almighty. It is as real an energy as the energy of electricity. It is a divine energy; it is the energy of the divine affection rolling in plenteousness toward the shores of human need.”
“I hope that I would be considered romantic. I don't know... one of my favorite movies is 'The Notebook' so I guess that would be considered romantic. But I think being romantic is more than the flowers and the gifts. It's about connecting with the person and being able to talk and share things with her.”
“All of a sudden it became that hip hop didn't used to be about partying; hip hop used to be about putting out a message.”
“I think it's of huge importance to us as worship leaders...to ask ourselves these two questions: What were the words we put into our congregation's mouths, minds, and memories? And how well did our congregation sing? Our role is simply to be an accompaniment to them as they sing.”
“No god ever gave any man anything, nor ever answered any prayer at any time - nor ever will.”
“The attitude is in my personality. It's going to come out in the songs no matter what. If you're pushing the vocal constantly at 10, there's no room for any dynamics. There's no room for any variation in tone. There's no room for anything.”

Source : "Mike Ness of Social Distortion". Interview with Matt Schild, music.avclub.com. January 18, 2011.

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