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Real Quotes - Page 308

Wherever the real power in a Government lies, there is the danger of oppression.

James Madison, Ralph Ketcham “Selected Writings of James Madison”, Hackett Publishing

I try to stay two drinks ahead of reality and three behind a drunk

James Crumley (2016). “The Last Good Kiss”, p.39, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard

Real ugly girls have it tough. I feel so sorry for them sometimes.

J.D. Salinger (1951). “The Catcher in the Rye”

Science fiction is trying to find alternative ways of looking at realities.

"Sci-Fi Writer Iain Banks Talks Surface Detail's Hell, Creationist Heresy". Wired Interview, www.wired.com. October 15, 2010.

The trouble with writing fiction is that it has to make sense, whereas real life doesn't.

"Iain Banks: the final interview". Interview with Stuart Kelly, www.theguardian.com. June 15, 2013.