"I coulda' had class. I coulda' been a contender! But instead I got a one way ticket to Palookaville."

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Budd Schulberg

#Class Quotes #Way Quotes #Tickets Quotes

“Finding a title for a book is something that I work really hard at ... So, in Salt, I realized that the book was a lot about how people live on the earth together and who has access to the resources of the earth. So salt was a very specific thing that people needed, but it's also symbolic because of the way it comes out of the earth.”

Source : Source: www.teachingbooks.net
“As much as I loved the art and discipline of the dance, it didn't love me!”
“As the days grow short, some faces grow long. But not mine. Every autumn, when the wind turns cold and darkness comes early, I am suddenly happy. It's time to start making soup again.”
“The neck on which diamonds might have worthily sparkled, will look less tempting when the biting winter has hung icicles there for gems.”

Source : Samuel Lover (1843). “Handy Andy: A Tale of Irish Life”, p.356
“The Spirit of Justice is the single most important seed Piers planted; if you don't live by its teaching, your chance of salvation is nil. Unless Conscience and the Cardinal Virtues form the food that people live on, just take my word for it, they're utterly lost - every single living soul among them!”
“You have your whole life ahead of you. Be smart. Study hard and be independent. I'm afraid the chances of your getting a dowry are slim. You must rely on yourself. No matter what else people may steal from you, they will never be able to take away your knowledge. The world is changing. You must make your own life outside this home.”

Source : Adeline Yen Mah (1997). “Falling leaves return to their roots”, Penguin Books Ltd
“To use a word I never thought I'd apply to myself, I've sort of become a Luddite with regard to information. Where everyone else is getting their Twitter feeds from 'The New York Times' and their 'Huffington Post' emails, I live in a little bit of a bubble.”
“If I won the lottery,I would love to buy an airfield and populate it with enthusiasts like myself, and old airplanes.”

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