Ishmael Reed
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People don't believe what you tell them.
In your hands
Dreaming at the Ballet"
Nothing before you counts," he said. "And I can't even imagine an after." 
VLADIMIR: What do they say?
those who escape hell
Dreams are like stars,
The Type
When words don’t add up in love, it is because of six possible reasons: 
After this is over, I want a shower in a really big bathroom."
Closure 
Delight in your weaknesses because they make you stronger
Dad?" Jesus asked.
BLACK AND WHITE
That sounds strangely little like "justice," Tisipohone jibed gently.
It is always hard to see the purpose in wilderness wanderings until after they are over.
Girls get screwed.
The dart is loaded with enough sedative to bring down a—”
Tell you what," I said. "After the testing after the Demon Days, when things settle down -"
When they try to judge you,
Have to Find
Talk to your children while they are eating;
Didn’t anyone ask you where your parents are?"
They're both convinced
Why people become writers??
I Keep Six Honest Serving Men ..." 
Whose but his own? ingrate, he had of mee
Have you called the alphas?"
Is it folly to believe in something that is intangible? After all, some of the greatest intangibles ... 
Cancer is a curious thing...
What a fucking destiny is that... or fate or whaatever is it?
i will tell you about selfish people. even when they know they will hurt you they walk into your lif... 
We look before and after,
But, Hubertus," Cayce offers, "what if Dorothea is..."
They want us to be afraid. 
Girl, bite. Girl, devour. Girl, don't forgive.
Men go out with me, we break up and then they get married. And later they call me to thank me for te... 
When did they start coming after you?”
You often love someone not for what they are, but for what you are when you are with them. 
Sometimes one is guided by what they say of themselves, and very frequently by what other people say... 
that is the thing about selfish people. they
But don't they say that all is fair in love and war? I heard that somewhere."
What ho!" I said.
Nobody makes anybody enlightened.
They lead "still" lives, waiting. - Myrna Landers
Can you tell me the difference between a witch and a wizard?
IF SOMEONE KEEPS DOING WHAT THEY'RE DOING
One of them says, 'Why did they do it?'
I have leveled with the girls - from Anchorage to Amarillo.
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Titanic city" was born.
Angeline's been hanging out with that dhampir. I just saw them walking off together. Is something go... 
Anyone who says, “Here’s my address,
I do not want a plain box, I want a sarcophagus 
There is nothing to opinions, they
Elves are wonderful. They provoke wonder.
My hate is general, I detest all men;
Alecto… what do you think would happen if people found out about you? Your abilities, your life, M... 
If we want hell, 
What do you want me to do? Arrest them all?” 
The financial crisis is a stark reminder that transparency and disclosure are essential in today'... 
The one thing that the president continues to diminish, which I think is unfortunate, is the fact th... 
The administration is manufacturing a crisis that does not exist in order to dismantle Social Securi... 
At the New York Athletic Club they serve amazing food. People go there, get healthy, and then eat th... 
You get so weak from eating pears that you fall down, and then they come and take you away on a stre... 
I'm not as thrilled with myself as I used to be. 
You can buy ice cream for two cans and hamburger and chips for six cans. 
I'm so excited. I can't wait to get involved. 
I come from a family of painters. My dad Ken is still a working artist. His dad used to paint as a h... 
Life is like Sanskrit read to a pony. 
I tried to give up drugs by drinking. 
In Hollywood if you don't have happiness you send out for it. 
I don't like nostalgia unless it's mine. 
The public owns the airwaves; Congress gave them to broadcasters for free, with the understanding th... 
We need a data network that can easily carry voice, instead of what we have today, a voice network s... 
There is something very basic to the sense of listening. The sense of hearing is the only one that o... 
We each have a sixth sense that is attuned to the oneness dimension in life, providing a means for u... 
When we fall asleep, we withdraw our awareness from its hypnotic fascination with physical sensation... 