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Robert J. Flaherty

"Sometimes you have to lie. One often has to distort a thing to catch its true spirit."

Robert J. Flaherty, American Director
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"I could lie and tell you I'm a hardcore gamer - I'm not."

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"Our normal waking consciousness, rational consciousness as we call it, is but one special type of consciousness, whilst all about it, parted from it by the filmiest of screens, there lie potential forms of consciousness entirely different."

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"Behind every piece of paper lies a human situation."

Edward T. Hall, American Scientist
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"But the important thing is to lie down and fall asleep. That little nap means you wake up fresh again and can continue."

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"I don't think there's much point in bemoaning the state of the world unless there's some way you can think of to improve it. Otherwise, don't bother writing a book; go and find a tropical island and lie in the sun."

Peter Singer, Australian Philosopher
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"You lie awake at 3 in the morning thinking of story ideas. You're online at 8 a.m. on a Sunday or midnight on a Wednesday. It's a job that you never push aside."

James Daly, American Actor
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Orson Scott Card, American Writer
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