"Goodness was not a trait you acquired; it was a value you practiced when you were on the verge of doing evil."

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Source : Julius Lester (2005). “The Autobiography of God: A Novel”, p.219, Macmillan

Julius Lester

#Evil Quotes #Goodness Quotes #Traits Quotes

“And like everybody else, I like the Rocky movies, but if you look at them again you can see all the misses, but the intensity of it, but that wasn't what this is.”
“The morning cup of coffee has an exhilaration about it which the cheering influence of the afternoon or evening cup of tea cannot be expected to reproduce.”
“I couldn't speak well. I went to speech therapy for 10 years. And I was sort of frustrated in that sense.”
“Every time we decide for something, we lose something else. Buying a car is a great example. A lot of people not only read ratings before they buy their car but they continue afterwards - to make sure they really made the right choice.”
“It's great to do theater and have the live response and know what that can bring to a performance. I like to juggle as many mediums as I can.”
“Whatever ignominy or disgrace we have incurred, it is almost always in our power to reestablish our reputation.”
“I'd love to be a dead body in the emergency room and have George Clooney go, 'This one's gone!' while he puts a sheet on me.”
“We have two American flags always: one for the rich and one for the poor. When the rich fly it means that things are under control; when the poor fly it means danger, revolution, anarchy.”

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