"A cynic is just a man who found out when he was ten that there wasn't any Santa Claus, and he's still upset."

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Source : James Gould Cozzens, Matthew Joseph Bruccoli (1978). “Just representations: a James Gould Cozzens reader”, Southern Illinois Univ Pr

James Gould Cozzens

#Men Quotes #Upset Quotes #Santa Quotes

“In fact, the family as an institution is both oppressive and protective and, depending on the issue, is experienced sometimes one way, sometimes the other - often in some mix of the two - by most people who live in families.”
“Drummers shouldn't just think of themselves as drummers. If you're going to be a musician, you should expand your horizons, compose things, and work with other instruments.”
“Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself.”
“Sometimes I may be totally arrogant, sometimes I may totally be the most humble guy you've ever met, sometimes I may be in between. But that's life. Who isn't like that? What's the big deal if I had an arrogant moment.”
“Most people can't imagine a life that is any different from the one they are actually living. They can dream about it, they can even go into the streets and demonstrate for it, but they still can't imagine what it would be like.”

Source : Ivan Klíma, Paul Wilson (2006). “Waiting for the Dark, Waiting for the Light”, p.18, Grove Press
“As a teenager, I increasingly had questions about religion to which I found no good answers.”
“Which is bigger? A baby eagle or a giant crow?”
“A clever, imaginative, humorous request can open closed doors and closed minds.”

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