"Is it fair to have given us the memory of what was and the desire of what could be when we must suffer what is?"

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Source : Neil Jordan (1997). “Collected fiction of Neil Jordan”, Vintage Books USA

Neil Jordan

#Memories Quotes #Suffering Quotes #Desire Quotes

“One of the basic needs of every human being is the need to be loved, to have our wishes and feelings taken seriously, to be validated as people who matter.”
“It is easy to learn something about everything, but difficult to learn everything about anything.”
“Just when I think I have learned the way to live, life changes and I am left the same. The more things change the more I am the same. I am what I started with, and when it is all over I will be all that is left of me.”
“Whenever you have a tight situation and there's a close pitch, the umpire gets a squawk no matter how he calls it.”
“Profits are the ultimate measure of how efficiently we provide customers with the best products for their needs. Profits are required to survive and grow.”
“Woman is not made to be the admiration of all, but the happiness of one.”
“Perfect Valor is to do, without a witness, all that we could do before the whole world.”
“It's cool to have instruments lying around because they give you different ideas.”

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