"Sometimes, she thought, life makes you grow up early. And some people never grow up at all."

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Source : Matthew Thomas (2014). “We Are Not Ourselves: A Novel”, p.61, Simon and Schuster

Matthew Thomas

#Life Quotes #Growing Up Quotes #People Quotes

“I have enjoyed acting very much, because I know it's not for real!”
“Many say that (Pete) Sampras is the greatest player. But I say with all due respect to the rest, that he (Roger Federer) is the most complete player in the world so far.”
“Learning the secrets and skill of great No.2s remains the surest path to becoming No. 1.”
“In football everything is complicated by the presence of the opposite team.”
“Density, complexity, and historical-semantic value that is so strong as to make politics possible... Gramsci's insight is to have recognised that subordination, fracturing, diffusion, reproducing, as much as producing, creating, forcing, guiding, are necessary aspects of elaboration.”
“People don't ask for facts in making up their minds. They would rather have one good, soul - satisfying emotion than a dozen facts.”
“What a wonderful life I've had! I only wish I'd realized it sooner.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.
“I took a vow of political celibacy.”

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