"I've always thought flight was fun and wanted to write about flight, and I knew a lot of househusbands who were having a really bad time with it. I thought flight might perk up a marriage here or there."

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Source : Source: therumpus.net

Steven Amsterdam

#Fun Quotes #Writing Quotes #Might Quotes

“A Queen's sacrifice, even when fairly obvious, always rejoices the heart of the chess-lover.”
“Our knowledge is a torch of smoky pine That lights the pathway but one step ahead Across a void of mystery and dread.”
“Throwing young men out of work, throwing people into poverty and ending business life don't promote stability in the Palestinian territories,.”
“Darkness deserves gratitude. It is the alleluia point at which we learn to understand that all growth does not take place in the sunlight.”
“Florentina Ariza had kept his answer ready for fifty-three years, seven months and eleven days and nights. 'Forever,' he said.”
“British teams bring me good luck.”
“The seeker after truth should be humbler than the dust. The world crushes the dust under its feet, but the seeker after truth should so humble himself that even the dust could crush him. Only then, and not till then, will he have a glimpse of truth.”
“How could you let yourself be sidetracked while I was waiting for your breath on my back?”

Source : Anna Gavalda (2003). “I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere”, p.11, Penguin

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