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People Quotes by Libba Bray

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A nameless blonde and a black girl talk about bisexuals, showing how people label and discuss identity in everyday moments. Bray reminds us that any illusion works only when the audience wants to believe, a rule that guides many stories. She also hints at hidden family secrets, keeping the truth about a mother’s act concealed for a while.

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“People want to be safe, not free.”

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They kept the lie going, and the people loved it.

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People aren't always what you want them to be

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People see what they want to see when they need to.

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You must remember, my dear lady, the most important rule of any successful illusion: First, the people must want to believe in…

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Maybe that's what real friendship is -- getting so used to people that you need to be annoyed by them.

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She hadn’t meant to get trapped in a conversation. That was the trouble with offering help to old people.

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When the world moves forward too fast for some people, they try to pull us all back with their fear.

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...dreams were dreams and reality was reality and she felt people were better off understanding the difference.

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People have a habit of inventing fictions they will believe wholeheartedly in order to ignore the truth they cannot accept.

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People will believe anything if it means they can go on with their lives and not have to think too hard about…

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People always fear what they don't understand, Evangeline. History proves that.

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People think boundaries and borders build nations. Nonsense-words do. Beliefs, declarations, constitutions-words. Stories. Myths. Lies. Promises. History

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The mere suggestion of fame and fortune casts a glamour all its own. It is rather alarming how quickly people will turn…

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I'm one of those people who has to write. If I don't write, I feel itchy and depressed and cranky. So everybody's…

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He took comfort in the neon signs, the wild strands of jazz creeping out of clubs whenever happy swells of people pushed…

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I'm sorry,' he says simply. 'People make mistakes, Gemma. We take the wrong action for the right reasons, and the right action…

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Agent Jones held Sinjin’s face in his hands. “I’m going to make balloon animals. People need balloon animals.” “How right you are,…

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People tend to think that hate is the most dangerous emotion. But love is equally dangerous,” Will said. “There are many stories…

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How do people stay in love, anyway? Is it a choice? Or is it like those plants we studied in biology that…

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“She dances a little jig. "This would make one hell of a TV show, huh?" "Yeah. But no one would believe it."…

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There is no greater power on this earth than story.” Will paced the length of the room. “People think boundaries and borders…

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Come awake, Tom. Fathers can willfully hurt their children. They can be addicts too weak to give up their vices, no matter…

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...I think we should find some kind of shelter; a cave or something." "I don't want to do that! What if there's…

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No one had ever said anything like that to Evie. Her parents always wanted to advise or instruct or command. They were…

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The only thing I don't divulge is the truth about Mother killing little Carolina. I don't know why. Perhaps I sense he's…

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Ahem. Dear Jesus," Taylor intoned more fervently. "We just want to thank you for gettin' us here safe ---" There was a…

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You don't know me, dude," he says, not smiling this time. Gonzo examines his cards, prepping for his next move. "People always…

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You can never know about about your own destiny: are the people you meet there to play a part on your oun…

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You can never really know someone completely. That’s why it’s the most terrifying thing in the world, really—taking someone on faith, hoping…

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Chin held high, Miss Ohio beamed at an imagined crowd. "I want to be a motivational speaker." "What are you going to…

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She never utters a sound even when she's crying, and that makes me a little sad. Doesn't seem right. When you cry,…

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Taylor clapped for attention. “Miss New Mexico, let’s not get all down in the bummer basement where the creepy things live. There…

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How do you invent a religion?” Evie asked. Will looked over the top of his spectacles. “You say, ‘God told me the…

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I changed my mind. I don’t want to be an inveshtigative journalist anymore. I want to be a professional rum drinker.” “There…

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God doesn't like lesbians," Grandma Huberman hised, throwing the magazine in the trash. Jennifer knew what lesbian meant, and she knew she…

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I'll try to communicate, Taylor said. She spoke slowly and deliberately. Hello! We need help. Is your village close? My village is…

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You know what else is hot?" said a nameless blonde as she put her arm around the one black girl. "What?" "Bisexuals."…

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Why does everyone want to own me?" Pippa mumbles. She's got her head in her hands. "Why do they all want to…

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All morning, Spence has been a well-oiled machine of activity. Everyone doing her bit, quietly and efficiently. It's strange how deliberate people…

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There are times when I wish I could go back and change the course of my life. Make different choices...But the past cannot be…

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There is no greater power on this earth than story.” Will paced the length of the room. “People think boundaries and borders build nations.…

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“The light is so bright it hurts my eyes. But I don't dare close them. I won't. Instead, I try to adjust to the…

“Miss Moore speaks slowly, deliberately. "I know because I read." She pulls back and stands, hands on hips, offering us a challenge. "May I…

“Duff's little moans traveled up her spine, made her head buzz. And another thought grabbed hold: She was doing this. She had the power…