"What is past is past. never go back. Not for excuses. Not for justification, not for happiness. You are what you are, the world is what it is."

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Source : Mario Puzo (1996). “The Last Don”, Random House Large Print Publishing

Mario Puzo

#Past Quotes #World Quotes #Excuse Quotes

“Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise. The gift of language combined with the gift of song was given to man that he should proclaim the Word of God through Music.”
“The new meaning of soul is creativity and mysticism. These will become the foundation of the new psychological type and with him or her will come the new civilization.”
“Some people think it's psuedo-science, but it's called morphic resonance. It's when someone thinks of an idea, it makes it easier for someone else to think of the idea. That's why you should do crossword puzzles later in the day, because other people have thought about the answers. That's why you hear about people coming up with inventions almost at the same time, because someone else is thinking about it. That's why whenever I have a really good idea, I'm always worried about theft.”
“I prefer the society of one faithful person to an association of rapid talkers, who more than anything else seek admiration from one another.”
“If you look hard enough for something, you'll probably find it even if it's not really”
“We speak of the masculine and the feminine, but they are the wrong labels. It is really more a matter of poetry versus intellectualization.”
“Meaning lies as much in the mind of the reader as in the Haiku.”
“I am interested in beauty when it has something special and mysterious.”

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