"Part of the trick of being happy is a refusal to allow oneself to become too nostalgic for the heady triumphs of one's youth."

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Source : Larry McMurtry (2000). “Roads: Driving America's Great Highways”

Larry McMurtry

#Contentment Quotes #Triumph Quotes #Youth Quotes

“I didn't know who my daddy was until I was 10 or 12. Surprising as it may seem, he was living right across the street.”
“I who have been involved with all styles of painting can assure you that the only things that fluctuate are the waves of fashion which carry the snobs and speculators; the number of true connoisseurs remains more or less the same.”
“I am not accustomed to protocol.”
“A good practice is to ask yourself very sincerely, 'Why was I born?' Ask yourself this question in the morning, in the afternoon, and at nightâ€¦every day.”
“The camera adds a certain sheen to things. Something about being frozen in time really makes things sparkle.”

Source : "Humans of New York". Interview with Brian Morris, glasschord.com.
“Like begets like; honesty begets honesty; trust, trust; and so on.”
“On her son Rene: Oh my God, when he's 20 years old what's going to happen to me? I'm gonna marry him.”
“We're not anti-police... we're anti-police brutality.”

Source : "NYC Police Investigating Shooting Death by Police of Groom on His Wedding Day". www.foxnews.com. November 25, 2006.

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