"People waste their happiness - that's what makes me sad. Everyone's so scared to be happy."

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Source : Wally Lamb (2011). “She's Come Undone”, p.464, Simon and Schuster

Wally Lamb

#People Quotes #Waste Quotes #Scared Quotes

“I was so obsessed with football that you could say I was taking the goal home with me at night. And then one day the system fell apart.”

Source : "'Goalkeepers Need an Element of Insanity'". Interview with Lothar Gorris and Dirk Kurbjuweit, www.spiegel.de. May 15, 2008.
“If a good editor will let me tell my story with the right artist, I'm happy.”

Source : "AICN COMICS!! @$$Holes Interview With Brian K. Vaughan!!". Ain't It Cool interview, www.aintitcool.com. June 22, 2004.
“A new poll shows that Tiger Woods' popularity has dropped from 85 percent to 33 percent. President Obama's popularity is also at 33 percent, but Tiger had more fun getting there.”
“Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerly believe and enthusiastically act upon ... must inevitably come to pass.”
“I cried because I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet.”

Source : Wally Lamb (2012). “She's Come Undone”, p.199, Simon and Schuster
“It can be really frightening for young people to see their parents fighting. Remember, you're not alone and there are people out there who can support you.”
“There's nothing final about a mistake, except its being taken as final.”
“Human societies vary in lots of independent factors affecting their openness to innovation.”

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