"Women fall in love when they get to know you. Men are just the opposite. When they finally know you they're ready to leave"

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Source : FaceBook post by James Salter from Feb 24, 2013

James Salter

#Falling In Love Quotes #Men Quotes #Opposites Quotes

“It's the referee's job. It's not for me to have to say I should ease up.”

Source : Source: www.mirror.co.uk
“...what is romance, but a mutual pact of delusion? When the pact ends , there's nothing left.”

Source : Zoë Heller (2007). “Notes on a Scandal”, p.161, Penguin UK
“Let's say that history is what happened. The record of what happened is how each individual happens to see those events. They've already been ï¬ltered. When the historian or biographer takes over, history is no longer exactly what happened, because there has been a process of selection going on; it's impossible to write about anyone, any event, in any period of time, without in some way imposing, even unconsciously, your own standards, your own values.”
“I grew up playing sports, but now I feel like I can't, because if I get injured, I'll impair whatever film I'm working on.”
“We try to avoid the single-building syndrome. You have to look at the big picture. If you try to put social and cultural development ahead of economic development, it doesnâ€™t work. You have to do it all together.”
“There are a lot of idiot fund managers out there who add no value to the process at all.”
“According to most studies, people's number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you're better off in the casket than doing the eulogy.”
“It is not a simple matter to differentiate unsuccessful from successful experiments. . . .[Most] work that is finally successful is the result of a series of unsuccessful tests in which difficulties are gradually eliminated.”

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