"The devoted golfer is an anguished soul who has learned a lot about putting, just as an avalanche victim has learned a lot about snow."

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Source : Dan Jenkins (2015). “DOGGED VICTIMS OF INEXORABLE FATE”, p.36, Simon and Schuster

Dan Jenkins

#Golf Quotes #Snow Quotes #Soul Quotes

“There needs no small degree of address to gain the reputation of benevolence without incurring the expense.”
“She gave me a pledge card, a card promising an annual gift of $5, $10, or $25 toward the support of the Unity mission. I filled it out under the hot light of the projector. The name and address spaces were much too short, unless you wrote a very fine hand or unless your name was Ed Poe and you lived at 1 Elm St.”

Source : Charles Portis (2007). “The Dog of the South”, p.72, The Overlook Press
“You never have to second guess a person or your feelings and instincts about that person if you pay attention to their actions, not solely their words - actions always speak louder.”
“God doesn't want you to be addicted to anything in life except Him.”
“Anyone who has undergone home repair lately knows that your everyday artisan uses language so loosely and makes false promises so glibly as to make your politicians, even the presidential candidate, seem like a model of accuracy and rectitude. 'Be there Wednesday at nine,' the workman will tell you. It is a lie. He is humoring you. He says it to silence you, the way you tell a child you will take it to Disneyland if it will stop crying.”
“I collect words and phrases for naming the children of my brush.”
“You are the one who calls the law of attraction into action, and you do it through your thoughts.”
“Being a movie star is a rare job. Nobody gives you any guarantees that you'll get to do it forever. It's a very lucky and privileged position to be in.”

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