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“He will say less than he means, and conceal more than he reveals.”
― John Connolly, The Book of Lost Things

“Money can only get you so far; you need power and influence to go with it.”
― Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Ace of Spades

“People don't change, they come closer and closer to who they really are.”
― Faraaz Kazi

“We grew up on the same street,
You and me.
We went to the same schools,
Rode the same bus,
Had the same friends,
And even shared spaghetti
With each other's families.
And though our roots belong to
The same tree,
Our branches have grown
In different directions.
Our tree,
Now resembles a thousand
Other trees
In a sea of a trillion
Other trees
With parallel destinies
And similar dreams.
You cannot envy the branch
That grows bigger
From the same seed,
And you cannot
Blame it on the sun's direction.
But you still compare us,
As if we're still those two
Kids at the park
Slurping down slushies and
Eating ice cream.



Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun (2010)”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“You will get closer to the truths only when you start thinking this way: My religion is not the best religion, my country is not the best country, my culture is not the best culture, and my life is not the best life! The more you move away from arrogance, pride and prejudice, the more you will get closer to the truth!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“I turn to another class [...] in whose eyes whatever is unusual is wrong: whose ears detect in each protest against bigotry--that parent of crime--an insult to piety, that regent of God on earth. I would suggest to such doubters certain obvious distinctions; I would remind them of certain simple truths.

Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness is not religion. To attack the first is not to assail the last.”
― Charlotte Brontë, The Brontë Sisters: The Complete Novels

“We are just peasants with money.”
― A.H. Septimius

“No banquet was eternal. Everything had an end. Everything.”
― Cixin Liu, Death's End

“I wish a camera had been trained on me, because it would show what it looks like for a woman to be awakened to the truth. The truth? My lies and exaggerations would be responsible for a mother being locked up.”
― Maria Semple, Where'd You Go, Bernadette

“But morning casts a harsh light over things, and the stark reality is that some things are easier to walk away from than to lose forever. But that doesn’t mean that this doesn’t hurt.”
― andyoureturntome

“Education can so easily unseat one’s confidence about the truth of the world, Mal noted privately.”
― Trish Mercer, The Falcon in the Barn

“You're mind lets you see only what you're looking for. The truth always stands behind the scenes.”
― Nick

“We believe the lies about the true meaning of life because these lies are familiar and hence comfortable. Yet, when we let divine truth guide us, it might be uncomfortable in the beginning, but this truth will ultimately set us free.”
― Dr. Jacinta Mpalyenkana

“Beware the drunkard’s wisdom.”
― Steven Erikson, Fall of Light

“Remember gold is alloyed; base lead, never. The worst heart possible can only be made from a noble one.”
― William Smith Knowlton, The Old Schoolmaster: Or Forty Five Years With the Girls and Boys

“Make it a habit to observe the actions of those who talk a good game. You’ll learn a lot.”
― Charles F Glassman

“We need to control our stories, narratives, and truths.”
― Carlos Wallace

“The electro-sensitives were right: We do need a break from our devices. The hippies were right: We need to reconnect with the land. The astronomers were right: We do need to be silent to listen.”
― Stephen Kurczy, The Quiet Zone: Unraveling the Mystery of a Town Suspended in Silence

“The sun you ran away from yesterday has appeared before you again today! The truth you ran away from yesterday will also appear before you again!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“You can have too much choice in this world. And when everyone has too much choice, it is also much harder to get chosen. And we all want to be chosen”
― Richard Osman, Thursday Murder Club #1

“Omnia fui, nihil expedit - I've been everything, nothing's worth the trouble.”
― Emperor Severus