"But tales like this must not be taken as truth. You must remind yourself that it is hard to tell where truth ends and a lie begins. So listen all you like, but disbelieve all you hear... You are in the city of lies."

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Source : Arlene J. Chai (2011). “Eating Fire and Drinking Water”, p.419, Ballantine Books

Arlene J. Chai

#Lying Quotes #Taken Quotes #Cities Quotes

“Others settle for small rewards; the neurotic must always go for broke.”
“I ran my own business when I was 19, buying condos and renovating apartment buildings.”

Source : "An accidental proprietor" by Tom Teodorczuk, www.theguardian.com. November 9, 2008.
“From my experience, politicians are much more uncomfortable being made fun of than they are being preached at and screeched at - you know, and the soapbox routine. They're much more uneasy knowing they're a target of ridicule.”
“Thank you Lord, for being patient with me. For its so hard to see, when my eyes are on me.”
“Politics becomes a part of a writer's working life. The writer's protagonists are born in the context of the feelings that this atmosphere evokes. How can writers separate themselves from these feelings and create protagonists that come from Mars? Even writers who only write about psychological or internal issues or about love are writing under their prevailing atmosphere, and their writings will take on the hue of the time, place, and mood of their environment.”
“Let your children go if you want to keep them.”
“Critics are entitled to have an opinion, but how can they judge how comfortable a building is? No critic is smart enough to judge how a building will perform over time.”
“Never darken my Dior again!”

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