"Once in a while, Jimmy would make up a word but he never once got caught out. ... He should have been pleased by his success with these verbal fabrications, but instead he was depressed by it. The memos telling him he'd done a good job meant nothing to him; all they proved was that no one was capable of appreciating how clever he had been. He came to understand why serial killers sent helpful clues to the police."

-- Margaret Atwood

#Jobs Quotes #Clever Quotes #Appreciate Quotes

“You have to follow your instinct, and that's what I've tried to do all my life, whether in music or anything.”
“Wear a fabulous smile, great jewelry and know that you are totally and utterly in control.”
“Surely every band wants to be a pivotal point in history.”

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“It's not necessarily that satisfying getting monetary success, but sometimes it keeps the door open to make what you want to make.”

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“Death is when the monsters get you.”
“Painful as it may be to hear it, there's nothing special about the people of this country that sets them apart from the other people of the world. It is the Bill of Rights, and only the Bill of Rights, that keeps us from becoming the world's biggest banana republic. The moment we forget that, the American Dream is over.”
“Curb your senses and your mind and see the Lord within your heart.”
“Longevity conquers scandal every time.”

Source : Shelby Foote (1992). “Jordan County: A Landscape in Narrative”, Vintage

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