"Good and evil lie close together. Seek no artistic unity in character."

#Lying Quotes #Character Quotes #Evil Quotes

“Fiction is sort of a way to set the record straight, and let people at least believe that justice can be achieved and the right outcomes can occur.”
“Grown-ups have developed an unpleasant habit of comforting themselves for their degradation by pretending that children are childish.”
“In their effort to divorce language and experience, deconstructionist critics remind me of middle-class parents who do not allow their children to play in the street.”
“Those who purify your water, inspect your meat, and test your kids toys, as well as a huge number of nurses, teachers, and our soldiers, are public employees. The firefighters who don't hesitate to rush toward danger while you run away from it - they are all public employees.”
“Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.”
“Live a lie, and you will live to regret it; that's what livin' is to me.”
“I've been around a while. I kinda know these things.”
“A bare assertion is not necessarily the naked truth.”

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