"Alcohol is the river we sit on the banks of, contemplating. Sometimes we watch ourselves float past, sometimes we watch ourselves sink."

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Source : Nick Flynn (2016). “Another Bullshit Night in Suck City”, p.54, Faber & Faber

Nick Flynn

#Past Quotes #Rivers Quotes #Alcohol Quotes

“I like to think that someone will trace how the deepest thinking of India made its way to Greece and from there to the philosophy of our times”
“Scientists have no proof that life was not the result of an act of creation.”
“In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.”
“I don't think I want to play title roles. I don't want to be the face on the poster. I don't want that pressure of having the success riding on my shoulders. I just want to play the most interesting parts. I actually think it's incredibly rare to get an interesting female character that is the lead in a film. Usually the character parts are so much more interesting to play.”
“It's better to say, 'I'm suffering,' than to say, 'This landscape is ugly.”
“Let the punishment fit the crime.”

Source : The Mikado act 2 (1885)
“Do you think me horselike, my lord?" Realizing the threat to his personage, Blackmoor wiped the smile from his face and replied, "Not at all. I said I think you charming." "A fine start.”
“I realised early on that there were two groups of people in the world: those who made the decisions and those who had the decisions made for them. I wanted to be one of the decision-makers.”

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