"My father, God bless him, thought it was such an impossible desire to be able to make a living the way I do. I was destined to go into the bar business like him or go to college and be a lawyer. I was not encouraged, and in a way maybe that made me more hardheadedly committed to being a writer."

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Source : Source: www.esquire.com

Nick Tosches

#Father Quotes #College Quotes #Desire Quotes

“The first place that I can well remember was a large pleasant meadow with a pond clear water in it. Some shady trees leaned over it, and rushes and water-lilies grew at the deep end.”

Source : Anna Sewell (2012). “Black Beauty”, p.9, Courier Corporation
“In these times, God's people must trust him for rest of body and soul.”
“I still feel like I have a lot to prove. My biggest burning question is 'How much more are you capable of?'”

Source : Interview with Spence D., www.ign.com. August 10, 2001.
“Revolution? Unscrew the flag-staff, wrap the bunting in the oil covers, and put the thing in the clothes-chest. Let the old lady bring you your house-slippers and untie your fiery red necktie. You always make revolutions with your mugs, your republic--nothing but an industrial accident.”
“The fishing was good; it was the catching that was bad.”
“I'd say I'm pretty messy. NOT dirty though - there's a difference. Messy people leave clothes on their bedroom floor... dirty people leave pizza boxes.”
“Wait on the Lord" is a constant refrain in the Psalms, and it is a necessary word, for God often keeps us waiting. He is not in such a hurry as we are, and it is not his way to give more light on the future than we need for action in the present, or to guide us more than one step at a time. When in doubt, do nothing, but continue to wait on God. When action is needed, light will come.”

Source : "Knowing God". Book by J. I. Packer, 1973.
“The great revelation of the quantum theory was that features of discreteness were discovered in the Book of Nature, in a context in which anything other than continuity seemed to be absurd according to the views held until then.”

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