"We wouldn't care so much what people thought of us if we knew how seldom they did."

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Source : John Lanchester (2000). “Mr. Phillips”, Putnam Adult

John Lanchester

#People Quotes #Care Quotes

“The polar bear for many has become a living symbol of the dangers of global warming. The powerful kings of the arctic are finding their habitat shrinking.”
“I was a tomboy and most of my close friends were male.”
“Music is life, and life is not a business.”

Source : "Iggy Pop celebrates Hall of Fame induction in typical fashion... by baring his chest". www.dailymail.co.uk. March 16, 2010.
“I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach!”
“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends.”
“At Cambridge, it was the weirdest culture. Everyone pretended they didn't do any work, yet it was so competitive.”
“The U.S. government engages with many countries around the world in official dialogues on human rights.”
“I was studying American politicians who were searching - allegedly - for American communists because it would put them on the front pages of the papers in their home towns.”

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