"There's really nothing wrong with sentimentality... Nothing I wrote is sentimental."

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James Purdy

#Sentimental Quotes #Sentimentality Quotes

“In fact, I think that Governor Clinton, when he was running, and President Clinton, when he was serving, actually governed with a wide range of advisors and a perspective that blended the best of ideas from the center and the left.”
“We made a decision that monetary policy will be made by an independent European Central Bank.”
“If you complain that Allah is testing you too much, you're failing the test.”
“They who quarrel with others, instead of quarrelling with their own hearts, waste their lives.”
“Time takes life away and gives us memory, gold with flame, black with embers.”
“What?s wrong about eating cows? What do you think god made them for? Their big, their stupid, their delicious. You want more reasons? I never met an animal more prepared to die than a cow. Next time you go to the farm look at a cow in the eyes, it is begging you for a bullet.”
“A man is wise with the wisdom of his time only, and ignorant with its ignorance.”
“It's part of the calling to at least do a few songs in the show that give people some hope. There's so much hurt in this world and... music is such a great healing balm and a great way to forget your troubles.”

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