"Some literary types subscribe to the notion that being a writer like Salinger entitles a person to remain free of the standards that might apply to mere mortals."

-- Joyce Maynard

#Being Free Quotes #Might Quotes #Salinger Quotes

“I'm as American as Chevrolet.”
“I started as a fourth-line fighter, went to being a third-line centre, then a second-line winger and a first-line centre. I've played every role there is, and the only thing that matters is helping the team win.”
“Peace is a desire, war is a fact; and history has never paid heed to human desires and ideals.”
“Good judgment comes from experience. And where does experience come from? Experience comes from bad judgment.”
“Our lives will depend upon the decisions which we make, for decisions determine destiny.”
“Mom loved my brother more. Not that she didn't love me - I felt the wash of her love every day, pouring over me, but it was a different kind, siphoned from a different, and tamer, body of water. I was her darling daughter; Joseph was her it.”
“That was one of the big problems in the [Black Panther] Party. Criticism and self-criticism were not encouraged, and the little that was given often wasnâ€™t taken seriously. Constructive criticism and self-criticism are extremely important for any revolutionary organization. Without them, people tend to drown in their mistakes, not learn from them.”
“Being clever was when you looked at how things were and used the evidence to work out something new.”

Source : "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time". Book by Mark Haddon, May, 2003.

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