"I am still trying to find out things. And I inevitably tell myself the story in different ways every time I think about it."

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Source : Source: therumpus.net

Alejandro Zambra

#Thinking Quotes #Trying Quotes #Different Quotes

“... a woman who has been a nun is never anything else.”
“A good idea turns every cog in your mind, making you scared of bed in case the whole machine grinds to a halt.”

Source : "The Riddle: Where Ideas Come From and How to Have Better Ones". Book by Andrew Razeghi, 2008.
“It's only when you risk failure that you discover things. When you play it safe, you're not expressing the utmost of your human experience.”
“We were talking about how old quarterbacks can't throw before 10 am... Practice starts too early for us. Wake me up in the middle of the night and I can throw. I can throw anytime.”
“Don't you know that boys don't cry?' Adam grinned. 'Shall I tell you something I've only recently discovered,' I replied, not attempting to hide the tears rolling down my face and not the least bit ashamed of them. 'Boys don't cry, but real men do.”
“Animals have one thing that puts them way ahead of people: they don't dissemble, and you don't have to pretend in front of them.”

Source : Ivan Klíma, Paul Wilson (2006). “Waiting for the Dark, Waiting for the Light”, p.31, Grove Press
“Nothing on this planet is permanent, and this is why I believe there can be no such thing as possession.”
“Well, Rickey's not one of them, so that's 49 percent right there.”

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