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“There was a moment of silence and then Sutherland breathed, “But, darling! Gossip is the food of the gods.”
“Knowledge is currency here....”
“Let them say what they wish behind your back. You need only be strong enough that they don't say it to your face.”
“there are few things harder to imagine than other people’s conversations about yourself.”
“Well, it all comes to this, there's no use trying to live in other people's opinions. The only thing to do is to live in our own.”
“[He] had to submit to the fate of every newcomer in a small town, where many tongues talk but few heads think.”
“Few people are spoken of in the way they would choose”
“A Gossip is a dung beetle in disguise ....”
“Gossips are like ants” she caressed his head “the moment you spot one, there are already many anthills around but don’t look for them because if you do, you’ll find them and they in turn would bite...”
“There is one more thing," said Mr. Peabody. "Now you must go and pick up all the feathers." ... "I don't think it's possible to pick up all the feathers," Tommy replied. "It would be just as imposs...”
“Lebedev: ...There'll be a scandal, the tongues of the whole district will buzz with gossip, but it's better to go through a scandal, isn't it, than to destroy yourself for your whole life.”
“You really love to gossip, don't you?” he asked, wishing she had brought him a glass of wine.“Yes, I suppose I do,” she answered, sounding surprised at the realization. “You think that's why I love...”
