“The gift of words is the gift of deception and illusion.”
Frank Herbert book Children of Dune
Source: Children of Dune
Original: Siate sempre veri in un mondo che a volte preferisce l'inganno. Questo sarà il vostro dono.
Source: prevale.net
“The gift of words is the gift of deception and illusion.”
Frank Herbert book Children of Dune
Source: Children of Dune
Robert A. Heinlein book Starman Jones
Source: Starman Jones (1953), Chapter 19, “A Friend in Need” (p. 211)
“Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.”
Francis Bacon (1561–1626) English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, and author
“Charm is the true gift of the Fairies.”
Charles Perrault (1628–1703) French author
Tales of Mother Goose, 1727, "Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper"
“This world, it is a tempest sometimes. But remember, the sun always rises again.”
Brandon Sanderson book The Way of Kings
Source: The Way of Kings
“Rogues are preferable to imbeciles because sometimes they take a rest.”
Alexandre Dumas (1802–1870) French writer and dramatist, father of the homonym writer and dramatist
Van Morrison (1945) Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician
The Street Only Knew Your Name
Song lyrics, Inarticulate Speech of the Heart (1983)