"The real history of consciousness starts with one's first lie."

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Joseph Brodsky

#Real Quotes #Lying Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“I'm world-famous ... all over Canada.”
“People's hearts can't be seen by the naked eye. But it doesn't matter, because you are not alone!”
“His sympathy made tears spring to Lina's eyes. Doon looked startled for a moment, and then he took a step toward her and wrapped his arms around her. He gave her a squeeze so quick and tight that it made her cough, and then it made her laugh. She realized all at once that Doon--thin, dark-eyed Doon with his troublesome temper and his terrible brown jacket and his good heart--was the person that she knew better than anyone now. He was her best friend.”

Source : Jeanne DuPrau (2012). “The Books of Ember Omnibus”, p.93, Random House Books for Young Readers
“You know and we have about 60 to 70 percent black men in prison today and it's because of the negativity they have in their own hearts.”
“When he puts on that dress, he feels like a princess.”
“Every generation of children offers mankind the possibility of rebuilding his ruin of a world.”
“It is high time for me to depart, for at my age I now begin to see things as they really are.”
“Always have a book at hand, in the parlor, on the table, for the family; a book of condensed thought and striking anecdote, of sound maxims and truthful apothegms. It will impress on your own mind a thousand valuable suggestions, and teach your children a thousand lessons of truth and duty. Such a book is a casket of jewels for your housebold.”

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