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1 " Smart means you know lots of shit. Clever means you can pretend you know it. "
― Michael Robotham , When She Was Good (Cyrus Haven, #2)
2 " ... but I have grown accustomed to living alone, having one-sides conversations and arguments with myself that I still manage to lose. "
3 " The three biggest lies in the world are these: it gets better; everything will be OK; "
4 " this: I have never met anyone who is so central to my existence that life without her seems incomprehensible, who I care more about than I do myself. "
5 " The real power belongs to the people who control information,’ he says, still staring at the ground. ‘Individuals who can suppress stories, fix problems, spin news and plant false information "
6 " Every day may not be good,’ he said, ‘but there is something good in every day. "
7 " Green’s first victim was found on the North York Moors, which is why the papers called him the ‘Beast of Whitby’. He went on to rape and kill at least two more children, one of whom he lured into his van using kittens that he’d collected from a local animal shelter. He pleaded guilty to the murders, but died within a year, beaten to death in a prison exercise yard "
8 " Lying is so fundamental to our existence, it is wired into our DNA. That’s why babies learn to fake cry before they’re a year old and to bluff by the age of two. By four a child is an accomplished liar, and by five, he or she realizes that truly outrageous lies are less likely to be believed. People usually lie for all the right reasons and with the best possible intentions—to keep families together and to protect relationships and hold on to our friends and make people happy. These are the good lies, not the bad ones. "
9 " People think they want the truth, but the opposite is true. Honesty is mean and rough and ugly, while lying can be kinder, softer, and more humane. It’s not honesty that we want but consideration and respect. "
10 " Why do people think everything will be better if they pour boiling water on dried leaves? "
11 " is so fundamental to our existence; it is wired into our DNA. That’s why babies learn to fake cry before they’re a year old and to bluff by the age of two. By four a child is an accomplished liar, and by five, he or she realises that truly outrageous lies are less likely to be believed. "
12 " People think they want the truth, but the opposite is true. Honesty is mean and rough and ugly, while lying can be kinder, softer and more humane. It’s not honesty that we want, but consideration and respect. "
13 " The truth is a story. The truth is a habit. The truth is a compromise. The truth is a casualty. The truth died long ago. "
14 " The greatest faculty our minds possess is the ability to break apart and compartmentalise. It’s how we juggle multiple demands, and how we cope with pain and trauma. "
15 " The world is getting faster just as I’m getting slower. I can’t keep up so I’ve stopped trying. "
