"Storytelling and copulation are the two chief forms of amusement in the South. Theyâ€™re inexpensive and easy to procure."

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Source : "Newsweek" Magazine, August 25, 1980.

Robert Penn Warren

#Two Quotes #Amusement Quotes #Storytelling Quotes

“Of course the fall semester didnâ€™t start for another eight weeks or so. There was always a chance we were both being overly optimistic in thinking Iâ€™d be alive when it rolled around.”
“We have never in human history seen a run-up in credit of the kind we have just witnessed in advanced economies since 1970, and we have never observed modern finance-capitalist systems operating over a sustained period at this kind of credit-to-GDP leverage ratio.”

Source : Source: www.truth-out.org
“Jesus died for our sins," Noah says solemnly. "What?!?" I reply, choking back my thoughts. "I was just seeing if you were listening.”
“A man needs enough...no less, no more.”
“We all have disabilities. Just some are more visible than others. We all have challenges, we all have obstacles”
“The exercise of letters is sometimes linked to the ambition to contruct an absolute book, a book of books that includes the otherslike a Platonic archetype, an object whose virtues are not diminished by the passage of time.”
“There is no such thing as a normal family so don't trip off it, just deal with it.”
“Remember, America: organization will set you free.”

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