"To ward off a feeling of failure, she joked that she could wallpaper her bathroom with rejection slips, which she chose not to see as messages to stop, but rather as tickets to the game."

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Source : Anita Shreve (2002). “The Last Time They Met”, Large Print Press

Anita Shreve

#Games Quotes #Rejection Quotes #Feelings Quotes

“If you'd asked me what I'd wanted to do five years ago, I'd have told you I wanted to be Viktor Vaughn or The Game - I would want to be a rapper with an eight ball of coke in my pocket and a wad of hundreds. Because that kind of freedom - well, perceived freedom - is where I want to be.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“I love football. I really love football, As far as I'm concerned, it's the second best thing in the world.”
“The more we are true to ourselves, the more we can connect with and contribute to the world.”
“I try to learn something from every character I take on. I try to better myself personally from it and Red allowed me to go ahead and accept what I did. Even though I had passion driving me, I still felt a little guilty that I gave up all the businesses in the pursuit of happiness.”
“the body is simple as a turtle / and straight as a dog: / the body cannot lie.”
“I wanted to create my own world, a world full of color, where everyone could play. One big party that never ends.”
“You will find joy, frustration and sorrow in your quest. Never forget that friendship and loyalty are more precious than riches...Happiness can be brief, but it knows no time in the land of dreams.”
“My kids are at a point in their lives where I'm a moral compass for them. God help them both.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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