#than

Truth titillates the imagination far less than fiction. ↗

— Marquis de Sade

#far less #fiction #imagination #less #than

My habit would have been to veer towards the dark - to prove I was something; edgy, or maybe to prove that I was cognisant of the dark side. Now, with age and confidence, I can say, yeah, that's true, but I am cognisant of the fact that people can do things well. And can be more loving than you expect. ↗

— George Saunders

#am #been #confidence #dark #dark side

When I write I know that I'm going to have to produce 40 percent more than I need. ↗

— George Saunders

#i #i write #know #more #need

My wife Mariana is a good photographer too and, like me, she just picks up a camera and takes a picture when she sees something, rather than looking too deeply into it. ↗

— Graeme Le Saux

#deeply #good #into #just #like

Straight couples don't have to be monogamous to be married or married to be monogamous. Monogamy no more defines marriage than the presence of children does. Monogamy isn't compulsory and its absence doesn't invalidate a marriage. ↗

— Dan Savage

#children #compulsory #couples #defines #does

The cultural expectation should be if there's infidelity, the marriage is more important than fidelity. ↗

— Dan Savage

#expectation #fidelity #important #infidelity #marriage

Ultimately life is disease, death and oblivion. It's still better than high school. ↗

— Dan Savage

#death #disease #high #high school #life

The only thing that frightens me a little is when I'm called Kevin rather than Fred, but that's how people have known me for so many years. So, I can't really blame them. ↗

— Fred Savage

#called #fred #frightens #how #i

Know how to garnish food so that it is more appealing to the eye and even more flavorful than before. ↗

— Marilyn vos Savant

#appealing #before #even #eye #how

The real reason to oppose increasing tax rates on the wealthy is that it's a good bet they could do more to help the economy if they keep their money rather than have their earnings confiscated by the government and spent on another round of stimulus. ↗

— Terry Savage

#bet #confiscated #could #earnings #economy