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1 " If someone tells you a lie, they're not telling you the truth, but they are telling you something. It just takes longer to figure out what. "
― Margot Livesey , The House on Fortune Street
2 " so often my own emotions were hidden not only from other people but from myself. or perhaps it was the other way round: i was hiding from them. "
3 " loves was about the people who loved you "
4 " he said everyone had a book, or a writer, that was the key to their life "
5 " She knew she oughtn't to scold but she couldn't bear such a hyperbole. People couldn't live without food and air or shelter and money. Romantic love was an extra, nice if it came along, but definitely superfluous to the main requirements of existence. "
6 " ...you can molest someone without touching them, without even saying anything. Just the inappropriate desire can be harmful. "
7 " ..he had found himself thinking that marriage was not merely an empty ritual. It was a plea for patience on the part of those involved, and for the mercy on the part of bystanders. "
8 " Men were strictly for pleasure and for experimenting with versions of the self. "
9 " him. They raised their glasses, and Valentine said a few more "
