"Letâ€™s hope the institution of marriage survives its detractors, for without it there would be no more adultery and without adultery two thirds of our novelists would stand in line for unemployment checks."

-- Peter S. Prescott

#Writing Quotes #Two Quotes #Would Be Quotes

“One is what one has the nerve to pretend to be.”

Source : Alan Furst (2007). “The World at Night: A Novel”, p.9, Random House
“No use crying over spilled milk.”
“Sometimes it feels like you're losing, but even when you're losing, you're getting something.”
“My daughter is not an object to flash around or a prized item to put on display.”
“Evil and faults are corrected by good, by love, kindness, meekness, humility, and patience.”
“Yeah, like, when I look back on my life, I just remember back what happened in '74, or something. It seems like only the real good stuff comes to mind. I don't think of all the tragedies and all the funerals. That just doesn't come to mind at all. I guess I'm really blessed that way.”
“Maybe my fairy tale has a different ending than I dreamed it would. But that's OK.”
“Whatever happens, there are always things you could have done better. You score two goals and you usually feel you could have done better. You score two goals and you usually feel you could have scored a third. That's perfectionism. That's what makes you progress in life.”

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