"I have to write a first draft with a fountain pen before I type it up as a second."

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Colm Toibin

#Writing Quotes #Firsts Quotes #Fountain Quotes

“Every man at some point in his life is gonna lose a battle. He's gonna fight and he's gonna lose. But what makes him a man is that in the midst of that battle, he does not lose himself.”
“Sometimes it looks as if, the better off they [nations] become, the bigger do they conceive the gap between what is actually their lot and what would be desirable, while in the poor countries large masses of people seem to be satisfied by merely surviving.”
“Completing a recovery session the day after a game is just as important. I like to go for a walk or a swim and have a stretch”
“Whatever God felt about anything, He still feels. Whatever He thought about anyone, He still thinks. Whatever He approved, He still approves. Whatever He condemned, He still condemns. Today we have what they call the relativity of morals. But remember this God never changes. Holiness and righteousness are conformity to the will of God. And the will of God never changes for moral creatures.”
“When you donâ€™t become fixated on winning the prize or appearing successful, and instead pursue your passions, then you will discover the fulfillment that comes from living by instinct.”
“For me there was never a lot of glamor involved in being a junkie, it was about trying to hide the puke and bloodstains on my shirt.”
“Man blindly works the will of fate. [Ger., Blindlings that er blos den Willen des Geschickes.]”
“Astrology is the Via Regia to the enchanted cosmos.”

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