"All time exists. That is the truth.... If the future did not exist now, how could we journey toward it? If the past does not exist still, how could we leave it behind?"

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Source : Gene Wolfe (1982). “The claw of the conciliator”, Pocket

Gene Wolfe

#Time Quotes #Past Quotes #Journey Quotes

“Writers collect stories of rituals: John Cheever putting on a jacket and tie to go down to the basement, where he kept a desk near the boiler room. Keats buttoning up his clean white shirt to write in, after work.”
“Beyond all explanations which a good brain can give, why do we choose the worse and not the better, why hate rather than love, why greed and not generosity, why self-centred activity and not open total action? Why be mean when there are soaring mountains and flashing streams? Why jealousy and not love? Why?”
“Getting plenty of sleep is always great. It really is. I have a girlfriend who's sending me a slant board.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Next time you think of me like that , say my name when you come. It'll get you off even better.”
“Levi is one of the best authors I've ever read. It's hard not to have an immediate personal response to his work. He has such a quiet tone.”

Source : "John Turturro on 'La Tregua (The Truce)'". Interview with Richard Schwartz, www.filmscouts.com. 1997.
“The only business in the world bigger than gambling is religion...but gambling is not nearly so corrupt.”
“The first picture of his I ever saw was during a lecture at the Rhyl camera club. I was 16 and the speaker was Emrys Jones. He projected the picture upside down. Deliberately, to disregard the subject matter to reveal the composition. It's a lesson I've never forgotten.”
“To play with ten players for over half of the match is never going to be easy against anybody, particularly on their home field. But I thought the team adjusted fairly well and at times we looked really good with only ten players. Still, it's a win, and it's a win for the Rivalry Series and I'm happy about that.”

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