"There were happy days, with watermelon, and sad days of whiskey."

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Source : Lewis Nordan (1992). “Music of the Swamp”, p.59, Algonquin Books

Lewis Nordan

#Happy Day Quotes #Whiskey Quotes #Sad Day Quotes

“The longer I write, the more important I believe it is to write the first draft as fast as possible. In drafting, I push myself so I am at the edge of discomfort...Later, it will be time for consideration and reconsideration, slow, careful revision and editing. But on the first draft I have to achieve velocity, just as you do if you want the bike to balance.”
“The sport would not survive today if drivers were being killed at the rate they were in the 1960s and '70s. It would have been taken off the air. It is beamed into people's living rooms on Sunday afternoons, with children watching.”
“Sourav's calm and assured presence sets him apart. His captaincy is of a high order but he bats sensibly and reads situations well. I hope Sourav too becomes a World Cup wining captain.”
“It's wrong for parents to bury their children. It should be the other way around.”
“When I was a kid and the carnival would come to the shopping centre, I'd go down and talk to all the people running the rides. I like that whole lifestyle, moving from town to town in a nomadic existence.”
“Life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you respond to it.”
“Young, wild, and free, my whole life ahead of me. So I'm drinking heavily, steadily making memories.”
“Duct tape. Perfect weapon; so many uses.”

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