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Having stopped expecting truth, we rarely get it. — Erica Jong

She took two swift steps forward and placed her palms against his chest, pushing. He allowed himself to sway an inch backward with her thrust before righting himself. She stilled, staring up at him. The top of her head barely came to his mid-chest. He could feel the brush of her breath on his lips. The warmth of her hands seemed to burn through the rough fabric of his waistcoat. This close her green eyes were enormous, and he could see shards of gold surrounding her pupils. — Elizabeth Hoyt

There is one essential requirement for being close with a dying person: the letting go of self-concern. — Robert Martensen

On December 4, 1972, President Salvador Allende of Chile told the United Nations General Assembly that his country would "no longer tolerate the subordination implied by having more than eighty percent of its exports in the hands of a small group of large foreign companies. — Stephen Kinzer

A pun is the lowest form of humor, unless you thought of it yourself. — Doug Larson

A speech is something you say so as to distract attention from what you do not say. — William Stafford