The Frictionary # 877

 Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:

8306. People don't want the truth, they want certainty (...) or the illusion of it. (Dennis Lehane)

8307. The absolute exile is staying home. (Dany Laferrière)

8308. People don't alter history any more than birds alter the sky, they just make brief patterns in it. (Terry Pratchett)

8309. Suspicion is distrust without inquisitiveness, it's doubting others. (Rachida Azdouz)

8310. The third leading cause of death in America is the American medical system. (Michael Greger)

8311. You think you can like people, then you board a plane. (Nick Griffin)

8312. Unfaithfulness is like death, it will not allow nuances. (Delphine de Girardin)

8313. "I ran a half-marathon" sounds much better than "I quit halfway through a marathon". (Rich Aaron)

8314. There is an end to words/ but no end of meaning. (Positively Wyrde)

8315. To read is to open the door on the world and never closing it again. (Gilles Vigneault)

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