"Odd things happen in New York, which is why it's such a great source of stories."

-- Sophie Blackall

#New York Quotes #Odd Things Quotes #Stories Quotes

“No one sits on the stoop when she's a kid and thinks, 'I want to be a biographer when I grow up,'”
“Abundance is the quality of life you live and quality of life you give to others.”
“I found 'The Twin' sitting on a coffee table at a writers' colony in 2009. It carried praise from J.M. Coetzee. That seemed ample justification for using it to avoid my own writing. I finished it - weeping - a day later, and I've been puzzling over its powerful hold on me ever since.”
“How has the human spirit ever survived the terrific literature with which it has had to contend?”
“I've always thought people would find a lot more pleasure in their routines if they burst into song at significant moments.”

Source : John Barrowman (2009). “Anything Goes: The Autobiography”, p.6, Michael O'Mara Books
“Golf gives you an insight into human nature, your own as well as your opponent's.”
“My childhood was surrounded by trouble, illness, and my dad's alcoholism, but as I said, we just didn't have the time to be impressed by all those misfortunes. I have an idea that the Irish possess a built-in don't-give-a-damn that helps them through all the stress.”

Source : James Cagney (1976). “Cagney by Cagney”
“Even though there are no ways of knowing for sure, there are ways of knowing for pretty sure.”

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