Safest Quotes

“Faced with the prospect of a black depression, Highsmith once again retreated into fantasy, dreaming about an affair with the actress Anne Meacham, whose picture she had seen in a magazine publicising her role in the Tennessee Williams' play,In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel.After the disasters of recent years, she reckoned that the safest option was to escape into romantic imagination. She reviewed her failures over the past five years and concluded that 'the moral is: stay alone. Any idea of any close relationship should be imaginary, like any story I am writing. This way no harm is done to me or to any other person'.”
― Andrew Wilson, Patricia Highsmith, ζωή στο σκοτάδι

“My assumption with people is they are sickly until proven otherwise...It is the safest assumption!”
― Steven Magee

“The safest assumption you can make with a police officer is that you are in the presence of a criminal until proven otherwise.”
― Steven Magee

“Assume all police officers are corrupt, it is the safest assumption.”
― Steven Magee

“The best and safest way to learn about any kind of wildlife is to keep your distance and be respectful.”
― Ami Vitale, Panda Love: The Secret Lives of Pandas