"Life is a game of whist. From unseen sources The cards are shuffled, and the hands are dealt. I do not like the way the cards are shuffled, But yet I like the game and want to play."

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Source : Eugene Fitch Ware (1899). “Some of the Rhymes of Ironquill [pseud.]: (A Book of Moods.) ...”

Eugene Fitch Ware

#Life Quotes #Hands Quotes #Games Quotes

“it is inconceivable that poverty eradication can make much headway in the absence of major advances in literacy.”
“You can start to change your luck today. Begin believing that you can have what you desire and superior things will arrive.”
“I fantasised about F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby' - I loved it, and then I read everything J. D. Salinger had to offer. Then I was turned on to Kerouac, and his spontaneous prose, his stream of consciousness way of writing. I admired him so much, and I romanticised so much about the '40s and '50s.”

Source : "Garrett Hedlund: 'Life is fun when you're in motion'". Interview With Damon Wise, www.theguardian.com. October 6, 2012.
“Sometimes I need silence; sometimes I need voices around - but not too loud or distinctive. I guess it depends on the piece in question, what stage I'm in. I think some voices can help me not to try too hard - especially at the beginning stages. Does that make sense? By some voice I mean, low chatter in the room. When there's low chatter in the room, I'm a little more relaxed, my mind might be a little more open.”
“If nothing else, I have money.”
“I'd get a shell, they weighed about 80 pounds I think, but when I was 19 or 20 that was nothing. I'd take a shell and a bag of powder, I'd put it in the hoist and then I would send it up to the gun.”
“The ANC is more important than the Constitution.”
“It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken promises.”

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