"it is always difficult to impress the ignorant."

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Source : Lionel Shriver (2007). “A Perfectly Good Family: A Novel”, Harper Perennial

Lionel Shriver

#Ignorance Quotes #Ignorant Quotes #Difficult Quotes

“But the upside of painful knowledge is so much greater than the downside of blissful ignorance.”
“When I was a kid, I really loved Indians. Native Americans. Pardon. Me.”
“The beanball is one of the meanest things on Earth and no decent fellow would use it. The beanball is a potential murderer. If I were a batter and thought the pitcher really tried to bean me, I'd be inclined to wait for him outside the park with a baseball bat.”
“I would not minimize the digital divide, which separates the computerized world from the rest, nor would I underestimate the importance of traditional books.”
“The truth is on the march and nothing will stop it.”
“Let me try once more," Milo said in an effort to explain. "In other words--" "You mean you have other words?" cried the bird happily. "Well, by all means, use them. You're certainly not doing very well with the ones you have now.”
“The text is your greatest enemy.”
“Socratic question: all plans? Some? Which ones? How do they do so?”

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