"There is only the actuality of what happens in life. The rest is just a story, no matter who's telling it."

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Source : Gary Crowley (2009). “Pass the Jelly: Tales of Ordinary Enlightenment : a Memoir”, p.37, Sentient Publications

Gary Crowley

#Inspirational Life Quotes #Stories Quotes #Matter Quotes

“If you go back through 2000 years, I guess luck, Marx, and God have made history, the three of them together.”
“You've got to accept the fact that you are basically not teaching a subject, you are teaching children”
“Reputation is the road to power”
“To the stern student of affairs, Beirut is a phenomenon, beguiling perhaps, but quite, quite impossible.”
“A diary means yes indeed.”
“I don't believe in outing people. It's up to the individual, but there's nothing wrong putting the pressure on.”
“I put the copy of 'A Christmas Carol' that my grandfather had first read to me 60 years ago on my desk, and I began to write. The result, for better or for worse, is the 'Christmas Spirits.' I plan to read it to my grandson.”
“We are all a people in need. We are not perfect. We are not machines. We make mistakes. We need grace. We need compassion. We need help at times. We need other people. And that's okay.”

Source : Jamie Tworkowski (2015). “If You Feel Too Much: Thoughts on Things Found and Lost and Hoped For”, p.84, Penguin

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