"Things don't go away. They become you."

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Source : Darin Strauss (2011). “Half a Life: A Memoir”, p.186, Random House

Darin Strauss

#Going Away Quotes

“Climate has always changed year on year and is unstoppable as a phenomenon. I am sceptical of the 'evidence' being presented as fact and do NOT believe that the interference by Government will have much affect on changing temperatures or rainfall. Indeed as a gardener in the West of Scotland I look forward to warmer temperatures and more rain so will be doing nothing as an individual that can in any event be seen as tokenism to a perceived problem.”
“When it comes to providing aid, developing innovations and making bold steps that change the course of history, the United States is usually on the front lines.”

Source : "The World Is Moving Forward Without Us" by Seth Berkley, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 18, 2009.
“My grandfather for example only died twice, once during the war and once in the 1980s.”

Source : Usenet article, 2003.
“I try to be like a sponge when I'm around other actors, picking things up about the way they work and how they do things.”
“Trusty, dusky, vivid, true, With eyes of gold and bramble-dew, Steel-true and blade-straight, The great artificer made my mate.”
“Our own actions are the accidents of fortune that we sometimes place to the credit of luck or misfortune.”
“The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.”
“When the passion isn't there, the drive isn't there and it just doesn't last for me.”

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