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I have always distrusted memoir. I tend to write my memoirs through my fiction. It's easier to get to the truth by not claiming that you are speaking it. Some things can be said in fiction that can never be said in memoir. ↗

— Armistead Maupin

#claiming #distrusted #easier #fiction #get

Two people could build an outhouse in four hours. They're not complicated. ↗

— Robert Maxwell

#complicated #could #four #hours #people

I do not believe in sex distinction in literature, law, politics, or trade - or that modesty and virtue are more becoming to women than to men, but wish we had more of it everywhere. ↗

— Belva Lockwood

#believe #distinction #everywhere #had #i

It was our view of the worst that could befall our people if they were taken captive. So, what was fascinating to me was that somehow it appears the techniques that we have feared most in the world would be used on our people, we are using on people in our custody. ↗

— Jane Mayer

#befall #captive #could #custody #fascinating

Playing golf is like learning a foreign language. ↗

— Henry Longhurst

#foreign language #golf #language #learning #like

My parents sacrificed so much for all of us. It makes me want to give back to them by being the best I can be. ↗

— Diana Lopez

#being #being the best #best #give #i

I have big ideas. If you don't like them, don't vote for me. ↗

— Terry McAuliffe

#big ideas #i #ideas #like #me

So I wanted to explore all points of view of that, not just the girl's but his point of view as well. Only by directing it could I explore all the points of view. ↗

— Andrew McCarthy

#directing #explore #girl #his #i

Even if what you're working on doesn't go anywhere, it will help you with the next thing you're doing. Make yourself available for something to happen. Give it a shot. ↗

— Cormac McCarthy

#available #doing #even #give #go

I want a leader that sets out a path. I want one that doesn't just talk about cuts, but talks about the shining city on the hill. We're only going to get out of this problem if we grow this economy. ↗

— Kevin McCarthy

#city #cuts #economy #get #going