"The way I feel about every book is this: you don't finish it, you abandon it. All of my books have in some sense failed, otherwise I wouldn't write another one. If I wrote the perfect book, I wouldn't have to write again, and I wouldn't want to. That's not true for everyone, but it's true for me. I could walk away then. But so far I haven't managed to do it."

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Russell Banks

#Book Quotes #Writing Quotes #Perfect Quotes

“Absence, the highest form of presence.”

Source : James Joyce (1965). “The dead”
“We put our fingers in the eyes of those who doubt that Libya is ruled by anyone other than its people.”
“Muslims have a very bad attitude to homosexuality, they're very intolerant.”

Source : "At Home with 'Professor Pim'". Interview with Kirsty Lang, news.bbc.co.uk. May 04, 2002.
“I've been a survivor my whole life...if I survived the Marines, I can survive Muhammad Ali.”

Source : "Chuck Wepner". ipfs.io.
“Being satisfied with what we already have is a magical golden key to being alive in a full, unrestricted, and inspired way.”
“If Mr. Obama wants to get things done, he must recognize that in Washington only the president has the power to make the first big move.”
“It's amazing to see there aren't boundaries around gender. My menswear business has changed over the years as far as what men are daring to wear. And women, too. Men wanted to look tough, but now they realize you don't have to look like your granddad or dad. You can show a more feminine side.”
“I vow, is there no man who can talk about physical pleasures without exaggerating?”

Source : Karen Hawkins (2012). “The Taming of a Scottish Princess”, p.81, Simon and Schuster

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