"He'd discovered that his memories of that summer were like bad movie montages - young lovers tossing a Frisbee in the park, sharing a melting ice-cream cone, bicycling along the river, laughing, talking, kissing, a sappy score drowning out the dialogue because the screenwriter had no idea what these two people might say to each other."

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Source : FaceBook post by Richard Russo from Jul 31, 2016

Richard Russo

#Summer Quotes #Memories Quotes #Kissing Quotes

“I was really excited because I had never ever in my life done anything like this [Romeo + Juliette], and at such a young age it was like, "Wow, my dreams are coming true, I'm already in a movie at the age of 12."”
“Look within, get depressed; Look around, get distressed; Look to Jesus, find perfect rest.”
“It's pretty obvious, isn't it? I'm joining your crappy little renegade pack. The vampires' guard dogs.”
“London, thou art the flower of cities all! Gemme of all joy, jasper of jocunditie.”
“I have, in my partner George Roberts, a person who is the most wonderful man in the world to me. He's like a brother to me. Creating with him, being side by side with him, in whatever we try to do, is a real pleasure to me.”
“Most people think I paint fast. I paint very slowly.”
“I've got everything I wanted so I'm just happy.”
“I thought I might spend the rest of my time on golf. But thinking about it now, I'm happy playing whenever I have some downtime in my busy schedule, and even if I had all the time I wanted to play, my score probably wouldn't be very good.”

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