"No, Paul, I couldn't care less if you tell me made-up stories. Our lies reveal as much about us as our truths.' (Said to Paul by Elizabeth Costello, the interloping novelist-angel-inner voice)."

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Source : J. M. Coetzee (2005). “Slow Man”, Viking Press

J. M. Coetzee

#Lying Quotes #Angel Quotes #Voice Quotes

“It's very rarely a good career move to have a conscience.”
“When journalism is silenced, literature must speak. Because while journalism speaks with facts, literature speaks with truth.”
“After 'The Blues Brothers,' I wanted to do a good musical number with real dancers and shoot it correctly.”
“It doesn`t hurt to get more education.”
“A lot of people simply don't realize their potential because they're just so risk adverse. They just don't want to take the risk.”
“Fashion breaks my heart.”
“Many times, we miss out on God's best because we give up too soon. We don't realize how close we are to victory.”
“We must continue to deepen our ties to the Americas and the Caribbean, our common work to educate children, fight drugs, strengthen democracy, and increase trade.”

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