Quotes On Two Faced People Novels & Stories

“People here have short memories. Today it’s your backlash, tomorrow it’s someone else’s humiliation. Don’t let it eat you alive.” I almost laughed at that, bitter and sharp. “Easy for you to say. You’ve been through this whole circus once already.” “Yeah,” he said, leaning back casually. “And trust me, half of them out there will break down in the forest before they even see an opponent. All talk. You’ll be fine.”

Leonard didn’t answer. “Is this jealousy?” she teased half-heartedly, hoping to lighten the mood. “I asked a question.” His tone had dropped to something almost dangerous. Sophia stiffened. “Leo, you’re scaring me. What’s going on?” Leonard rose from his chair and walked to the large window behind him. The night was dark, the stars hidden behind thick clouds. He stood with his back to her, hands clasped tightly behind him. “You ever feel like people wear two faces, Sophia? One for the world... and one for the people they think are too blind to see the truth?”

“Take the moment.” He looked at her. Something settled in his expression. “Okay,” he said quietly. “Take it.” “I’m taking it.” “You don’t look like you’re taking it.” “This is my taking it face,” he said. “It’s a calm face. I have a calm face.” She stared at him. Then she laughed, the surprised kind, the best kind, and he laughed too, low and real and filling the quiet library section in a way that made someone two tables over look up and then look away smiling.

She leaned forward and deliberately enunciated each word, her volume rising. “I. Can’t. Stand. Two-faced. People.” Beaming like the sun, she tilted her head and added in a syrupy voice, “Did you catch that, sweetheart?”

I waited around while people were throwing tomatoes at me and other rotten fruit. Someone with incredible aim had even thrown an egg in my face and the if I had reacted just a second later then the person that probably made me half blind, and everyone had looked so disappointed when it didn't happen that way it was surprising how people that admired him one day with just a few nasty rumors can see you as a worst person to ever walk the earth. their faces of absolute spite and discussed will be completely ingrained in my mind were those people really worth me caring?

She said, "He is so funny." "You're the first person in the world to call him funny," Marcus said after taking a bite of the potato wedges. "Usually, people will say he is wise and intelligent in front of me, and they call him cold and cruel behind my back. I've never heard anyone call him funny." Annette had mixed feelings hearing Marcus' words. She thought, 'Connor looks cold-blooded. Yet deep down, he is a warm man. Some people act nice, yet they are two-faced and always speak ill of people behind their backs. Compared with them, Connor is way better.'

Sounds interesting, right? Now the high wall between them has collapsed. No more animosity. There is no more grudges let alone hatred. Now, everything has been replaced with happiness that one by one comes to their lives. quotes : "Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma, which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition." - Steve Jobs

After five years of marriage, Gabrielle Jamison stumbles upon her husband, Morgan Quilton, with his mistress. He's even brought their son, Casper Quilton, with him. Casper pretends not to know her, and Morgan doesn't even bother to hide his contempt. Gabrielle looks around at the room full of impeccably dressed guests. She twists the hem of her wrinkled shirt, then looks at her own haggard reflection in the mirror. The brilliant golden girl she used to be is gone without a trace. In that instant, she loses all hope in Morgan and Casper. So, when Morgan tells her he wants a divorce, she quietly says yes. From then on, every outrageous demand from his side of the family gets a hard no. Si

“You are the only person who has ever really listened without making it weird,” Zack admits, his voice dropping to a lower register. “Everyone else either starts crying or tries to give me inspirational quotes or something.” The wind rustles through a nearby oak branches overhead while they sit in comfortable silence for a moment. “Inspirational quotes,” she echoed. “That is a new one. What like ‘hang in there’ cat posters? Weird.”

I pulled a face at that. She saw my face and asked, "What's the matter?" I had one of those moments where I was just blanking on a name. I was trying to think of this comedian who had been on Comedy Central years ago. He had a bit where he talked about his wife doing that. (I know, it's Carlos Mencia, but at that moment I could not remember his name even though I could picture his face.) His quote was something like, "I don't want to see that! Sometimes I like to eat at that restaurant!" None of that seemed appropriate at the moment.