"I wrote my graduate thesis at New York University on hard-boiled fiction from the 1930s and 1940s, so, for about two years, I read nothing but Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, James Cain and Chester Himes. I developed such a love for this kind of writing."

-- Megan Abbott

#New York Quotes #Writing Quotes #Years Quotes

“Never let a fool kiss you, or a kiss fool you.”
“You can always affect things - so can you change it in a way that will make you as happy with it in the future as you were in the past? Maybe it won't be the same, but it might be something else you also like.”
“I don't need to worry about identity theft because no one wants to be me.”
“If there are further steps to European integration, the people should have their say at a general election or in a referendum.”
“Your true value is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment.”

Source : Bob Burg, John David Mann (2010). “The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea”, p.36, Penguin UK
“I think I'm very interested in people, in the way our minds work and how we navigate through the experience that is life. Very interested in people's struggles and their choices and their regrets and joys. I'm very interested in the human animal.”
“The awkward moment when Santa accidentally leaves the price tag on your present.”
“I'm respected, I'm still working, what more could I ask?”

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