"Things come apart so easily when they have been held together with lies."

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Source : Dorothy Allison (2005). “Bastard Out of Carolina: A Novel”, p.227, Penguin

Dorothy Allison

#Lying Quotes #Together Quotes #Deceit Quotes

“The thing with me, I can't talk about my work. I find it very difficult.”
“Many years before when I had serious back pain from a sports injury, the surgeons said they would explore my spine and "figure it out." Out of frustration I had impulsively opted for the procedure. They ended up fusing the vertebrae. It left me debilitated. In hindsight, I blamed myself more than the surgeons. I had pressed them for a solution when in fact none was apparent because the cause of the pain was obscure.”
“I'm a huge wrestling fan. Wrestlers have so many great qualities that athletes need to have.”
“If America wants concessions, she must fight for them. We must purchase our power with our blood.”
“A terrible animal, indeed, is an unbridled woman.”

Source : John Lothrop Motley (2011). “The Rise of the Dutch Republic: A History”, p.133, Cambridge University Press
“Remember that bodily exercise, when it is well ordered, as I have said, is also prayer by means of which you can please God our Lord.”
“Uncyclopedia isn't funny anymore.”
“We need to find a balance between protecting our local economies while pursuing the longer-term goal of producing clean, affordable and reliable power.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com

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