"The first sentence of every novel should be: Trust me, this will take time but there is order here, very faint, very human."

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Source : Michael Ondaatje (2011). “In the Skin of a Lion”, p.148, Vintage

Michael Ondaatje

#Trust Quotes #Order Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“I believe in the truth of fairy-tales more than I believe in the truth in the newspaper.”
“We sack, we ransack to the utmost sands Of native kingdoms, and of foreign lands: We travel sea and soil; we pry, and prowl, We progress, and we prog from pole to pole.”
“I use the Clarisonic electronic skin cleansing system. It's great for removing excess oil and make-up and leaves my face feeling really smooth and clean. Then I apply Avon Anew Rejuvenate Day Revitalising Cream and Creme de la Mer Eye Concentrate. I think eye cream is so important - it keeps me looking young and prevents wrinkles.”
“Let's create a legal system that can work.”

Source : Interview with Tom Bevan, www.realclearpolitics.com. March 12, 2007.
“You have to learn the opponent psychologically inside out and mental strength is one of the important makers. You're either gonna break it or make it.”
“At bottom each â€œexactâ€ science is, and must be speculative, and its chief tool of research, too rarely used with both courage and judgement, is the regulated imagination.”
“I live in company with a body, a silent companion, exacting and eternal.”
“It's not hatred that kills people, it's indifference”

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