"Politicians were like talking dogs in a circus: the fact that they existed was uncommonly interesting, but no sane person would actually believe what they said"

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Source : Alan Furst (2008). “Dark Star: A Novel”, p.35, Random House

Alan Furst

#Dog Quotes #Believe Quotes #Talking Quotes

“Dad taught me everything I know, but he would never tell me anything he knew.”
“I did a 'Children of the Corn' remake for Sci Fi Channel. I play the Peter Horton role from the original, and Candace McClure from 'Battlestar Galactica' is my Linda Hamilton.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Isn't Halle Berry the most beautiful woman? I have a film I'd like to be in her with. I mean, I'd like to be with her in”
“No room can be called perfect unless it has real comfort.”
“It comes down to a question of attention: it's difficult to use the Net distractedly, unlike the television or the radio.”
“Everybody has a job to do. There are people in Iraq on both sides of this war who do what they do for religious reasons, and they feel with God on their side. Some people are good at annihilating people. Maybe that's their gift.”
“Do women dress for men or women? Iâ€™ve always wondered why that eternally provocative question is put in terms of approval - as if the heart of the matter, the answer, were indeed a question of approval by either sex. But the question is never satisfactorily answered because it is incorrectly posed. Itâ€™s disapproval, the fear of it, that motivates most women, and with disapproval it doesnâ€™t matter where it comes from.”
“I was in a Printing-house in Hell, and saw the method in which knowledge is transmitted from generation to generation.”

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