"Why was I holding on to something that would never be mine? But isn't that what people do?"

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Source : Bret Easton Ellis (2010). “Lunar Park”, p.206, Pan Macmillan

Bret Easton Ellis

#People Quotes #Holding On Quotes

“A lot of people complain about yesterday. We have no power to change yesterday. But this very day, 30 years later, is what we can control and decide. Change yourself, take baby steps, and stay determined for ten years. I thank the times of change and everyoneâ€™s complaints. Because when everyone is complaining, that is your chance, an opportunity. Itâ€™s only in times of change that someone can be clear of what he has and wants, and what he needs to give up.”
“You are my daughter. I would love you if you put out the sun.”

Source : Peter V. Brett (2015). “The Demon Cycle 3-Book Bundle: The Warded Man, The Desert Spear, The Daylight War”, p.1489, Del Rey
“The philosopher ought never to try to avoid the duty of making up his mind.”
“The joy is in the getting there. The beginning years of starting your business, the camaraderie when you're in the pit together, are the best years of your life. So rather than being so focused on when you get big and powerful, if you can just get the juice out of that... don't miss it.”
“I think that violence and nonviolence are not moral principles, theyâ€™re tactics.”
“I know you have it in you, Guy," Anne said suddenly at the end of a silence, "the capacity to be terribly happy.”
“Something deathless and dangerous in the world sweeps past you...It is something fearful and ominous, something turbulent and to be dreaded, which distends the drama to include the life of nations as well as of men. It is an ageless warning...”
“The journey of life is both too short and too precious to be sidetracked by guilt trips.”

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