#tru

It takes much longer to leave the psychic place than the physical place." (p.120) ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

#truth-telling #inspirational

Sitting alone in the cafeteria would just scream “I’m the new girl. Everyone stare at me while I eat. ↗

— Kristi Cook

#funny-humor #so-true #funny

Inside my empty bottle I was constructing a lighthouse while all the others were making ships. ↗

— Charles Simic

#constructing #empty #i #inside #lighthouse

The earliest phase of social formations found in historical as well as in contemporary social structures is this: a relatively small circle firmly closed against neighboring, strange, or in some way antagonistic circles. ↗

— Georg Simmel

#antagonistic #circle #circles #closed #contemporary

I would be lying if I said the journalism doesn't reflect my own choices as a reporter and a writer: what to say, what to emphasize, how to say it, what is true or untrue. ↗

— David Simon

#emphasize #how #i #journalism #lying

The true law of the race is progress and development. Whenever civilization pauses in the march of conquest, it is overthrown by the barbarian. ↗

— William Gilmore Simms

#civilization #conquest #development #law #march

So just let me deal with it, I can be emotionally flawed and still love you all at the same time. I’m a great multitasker. ↗

— Holly Hood

#paranormal-series #true-love #witty #funny

Laine had been very proud of herself last night. Nicholas had talked about ghosts and magic and woven a bit of a spell himself. He'd sounded so convincing, so logical, so sad, that she'd found herself wanting to believe him. But testing prods at his argument had made him angry, and long years with Gavin had taught her that angry, defensive people shared the lousy habit of being wrong. ↗

— Stephen M. Irwin

#charisma #conning #defensiveness #pride #supernatural

I was making films about American society, and it is true that I never felt at home there, except perhaps when my wife and I lived on a farm in the San Fernando Valley. ↗

— Douglas Sirk

#american #american society #except #farm #felt

Any journalist worth his or her salt wouldn't trust me. ↗

— Joey Skaggs

#her #his #journalist #me #salt