"Evie," Lillian interupted impatiently, "men expect to be deceived in these matters. They're happiest that way. If one were straightforward with them the whole prospect of marriage would be too alarming, and none of them would ever do it."

-- Lisa Kleypas

#Men Quotes #Would Be Quotes #Matter Quotes

“If we wanted home truths, we should have stayed at home.”

Source : Clifford Geertz (2012). “Available Light: Anthropological Reflections on Philosophical Topics”, p.96, Princeton University Press
“The perfection of art is to conceal art.”
“Never judge others. You both know good and well how unexpected events can change who a person is. Always keep that in mind. You never know what someone else is experiencing within their own life.”

Source : Colleen Hoover (2012). “Slammed”, p.223, Simon and Schuster
“The reality of the other person is not in what he reveals to you, but in what he cannot reveal to you. Therefore, if you would understand him, listen not to what he says but rather to what he does not say.”

Source : Khalil Gibran “The New Frontier and Sand and Foam”, Library of Alexandria
“My dad never decided what he wanted to do; at times he fought in the army, was a teacher, a boxer, a light engineer, and a then a publican. My mum was a traditional housewife and mother. They showed my brother and I unconditional love.”
“Most traditional ghost stories feature rather hapless protagonists, who have nasty things happen to them.”
“There is one fairly good reason for fighting - and that is, if the other man starts it. You see, wars are a great wickedness, perhaps the greatest wickedness of a wicked species. They are so wicked that they must not be allowed. When you can be perfectly certain that the other man started them, then is the time when you might have a sort of duty to stop them.”

Source : T. H. White (2011). “The Once and Future King”, p.204, Penguin
“The lack of quality dance music and the fact that here in the United States, house music is not seen as anything viable by the music industry. I figured that this might be another shot at the industry looking at the possibilities of house music and giving it a little bit more legitimacy than what they give it. It's a host of different things, but it's something that I needed to say musically.”

Source : Interview with Ron Slomowicz, notabledance.com. August 31, 2004.

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