#late

If she knew me as I really am she would despise me, and certainly not aid or abet my evil designs. To veil their vices from the sight of the good is the only resource of those who are not blind and know themselves to be vicious.' Thus was I confirmed in habits of hypocrisy; and these, for a time, worked only too effectually to my advantage. ↗

— William Beckford

#disguise #dissimulate #evil #good #honesty

The fact that the Constitution is sufficiently open-ended to infuriate all Americans almost equally is part of its enduring genius. ↗

— Dahlia Lithwick

#jurisprudence #slate #equality

I daydream often and sometimes my daydreams interrupt my daydreams. So I write to remember them. If I didn't write, I think my mind would explode from an overload of fantasy and weirdness. To the annoyance of my friends and family, my characters sometimes become a part of my world. ↗

— Susan Griscom

#so-true #family

Just because we're related, doesn't mean we're family. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#life #related #experience

I am somebody's son, and I know a guy I call "Dad." Those two things are unrelated.  ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#family #father #funny #humor #related

Always serve too much hot fudge sauce on hot fudge sundaes. It makes people overjoyed, and puts them in your debt. ↗

— Judith Olney

#food #food

Chemically speaking, chocolate really is the world's perfect food. ↗