"Misunderstanding is my cornerstone. It's everyone's, come to think of it. Illusions mistaken for truth are the pavement under our feet."

-- Barbara Kingsolver

#Thinking Quotes #Feet Quotes #Pavement Quotes

“Work ethic has always been stressed in my family. My dad is going to be 80 years old and he still works part time. My mom just retired a couple years ago and she's in her mid- to late 70s.”
“I can't imagine any director directing a screenplay of mine, because the great directors all have very personal styles, and the ones that don't are not very interesting directors.”
“It was tough to get up for teams from the West. This will put a lot of interest back in the game.”
“This is a private home." "And?" "And I can't enter without an invitation." She jerked her head up. "You're kidding me?" "No." "You don't live in a crypt and you can't turn into a bat, but you have to have an invitation to enter a house?" Abby hissed. A reluctant amusement softened the flat eyes. "You wanted me to be vampirish." "Not when it's inconvenient.”

Source : Alexandra Ivy (2012). “When Darkness Comes”, p.225, Zebra Books
“There's nineteen men livin' in my neighborhood, Eighteen of them are fools and the one ain't no doggone good.”

Source : Song: Dirty No-Gooder's Blues
“We are better deceived by having some truth told us than none.”

Source : Charlotte Lennox (1761). “Henrietta”, p.19
“I WILL FOLLOW ANYONE... AND DEMONSTRATE TO EVERYONE... THAT THEIR FEAR IS GENUINE”
“I'm not clever enough to be in machinations and real politics.”

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