"Certain things I remember exactly as they were. They are merely discolored a bit by time, like coins in the pocket of a forgotten suit. Most of the details, though, have long since been transformed or rearranged to bring others of them forward. Some, in fact, are obviously counterfeit; they are no less important. One alters the past to form the future."

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Source : James Salter (1995). “A Sport and a Pastime”

James Salter

#Past Quotes #Long Quotes #Important Quotes

“I've got two dogs - one's a Jack Russell and she's one year old now, and I've got another dog called Kanga, and I got him from a rescue shelter, and there's nothing I enjoy more than just walking them on the beach in Cape Town. I find that very destressing and very relaxing.”
“My head spins. One moment I'm told I'm too edgy, then people say I'm too angry, then that I show too much passion... make your minds up.”
“I like to talk about my obsession with french fries because I don't want people to think that 'Let's Move' is about complete, utter deprivation. It's about moderation and real-life changes and ideas that really work for families.”
“We as Christians have a mandate to be nonconformists.”
“Pumps on and them little mini skirts is up. I see some good girls, Imma turn em out.”
“There will be strange ebbs and flows in the tide of race feelings.”
“God never gives us discernment in order that we may criticize, but that we may intercede.”
“My biggest fear isn't crashing this bike at 85mph and losing my skin - it's sitting in a chair at 90 and thinking 'I wish I'd done more'”

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