"We need to develop a better descriptive vocabulary for lying, a taxonomy, a way to distinguish intentional lies from unintentional ones, and a way to distinguish the lies that the liar himself believes in-a way to signal those lies that could more accurately be understood as dreams."

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Source : Rivka Galchen (2008). “Atmospheric Disturbances: A Novel”, p.56, Macmillan

Rivka Galchen

#Dream Quotes #Liars Quotes #Lying Quotes

“Marriage should be viewed as an institution ordained by God and should be out of the control of the state.”
“Is there some lesson on how to be friends? I think what it means is that central to living a life that is good is a life that's forgiving. We're creatures of contact regardless of whether we kiss or we wound. Still, we must come together. Though it may spell destruction, we still ask for more-- since it beats staying dry but so lonely on shore. So we make ourselves open while knowing full well it's essentially saying "please, come pierce my shell.”

Source : FaceBook post by David Rakoff from Nov 09, 2015
“When I was playing I never wished I was doing anything else. I think being a professional athlete is the finest thing a man can do.”

Source : "Distance" by Roger Angell, www.newyorker.com. September 22, 1980.
“I don't smoke or drink, but I will not tell you that I won't smoke again. Probably I will when I'm 60.”

Source : Source: www.premiumtimesng.com
“Men freely believe that which they desire.”
“I'm saying that there's way more to 9/11 than mainstream media and our government have told us.”
“To this day, whenever I'm in Milwaukee, which is often, I'm reminded that the people there still haven't gotten over the Braves leaving ... If it helps, they should know the players haven't either.”
“Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.”

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