"...with a rush of feeling he felt that this must be happiness. As soon as the thought came to him, he fought it back, blaming the whiskey. The very idea was as dangerous as presumptive speech: happiness could not be sought or worried into being, or even fully grasped; it should be allowed its own slow pace so that it passes unnoticed, if it ever comes at all."

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Source : "Amongst Women". Book by John McGahern, www.theguardian.com. 1990.

John McGahern

#Ideas Quotes #Feelings Quotes #Pace Quotes

“I don't want to just spend my life ridiculing something that I find ridiculous, although there is an element of satire in my work.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com
“It is not wise to be wiser than is necessary. [Fr., Ce n'est pas etre sage D'etre plus sage qu'il ne le faut.]”

Source : "Armide". 1686.
“Starkville is an Indian word for trailer park.”
“Saddam Hussein greeted me with a handshake, which, again to my surprise, is surprisingly soft considering how many people that hand had dispatched, allegedly. I think he's quite a forbidding presence, too forbidding a presence to be charming. But he's interesting.”
“I have a garden, and I collect different heirloom seeds from different neighbors.”
“It is true that every artist has his own religion.”
“As you know from the Italian expression, the fish stinks from the head down. What I can tell you two fish that don't stink, okay, and that's me and the President.”

Source : Source: www.cnn.com
“Rescue is costly, but LOVE pays the price.”

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