"That was the - It was an exciting time because it was as though I was sort of tied up in a paper bag or in a gunny sack with a rope around the neck of it, and all of a sudden with the acceptance of that first book everything sort of spilled out!"

-- Robert McCloskey

#Book Quotes #Acceptance Quotes #Paper Quotes

“No child of God sins to that degree as to make himself incapable of forgiveness.”
“Whistle through your teeth and spit cuz, it's Alright”
“Logic is the hygiene the mathematician practices to keep his ideas healthy and strong.”
“I wanted to be an artist after all, and my teachers told me these were the best authors the 20th century had to offer. But these books sucked. They were so boring and sloppy and plotless. And Bob Dylan's lyrics seemed nonsensical to me - almost like he had just gotten high and written down whatever random thoughts occurred to him.”
“What have you done when you have bested a fool?”

Source : Charles Portis (2010). “True Grit: A Novel”, p.84, The Overlook Press
“If I can hit the ball the way I want to hit it on the range, I'd rather do that than play golf. I just love the feeling of hitting good golf shots.”

Source : "The New Vijay". Interview with Jaime Diaz, www.golfdigest.com. February 25, 2008.
“As per the age-old Customs and Central Excise Rules 1967, a person is allowed to carry only Rs 20,000 worth of gold.”
“Getting the first draft finished is like pushing a peanut with your nose across a very dirty floor.”

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