"It was all I had, all I've ever had, the only currency, the only proof that I was alive. Memory."

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Abraham Verghese

#Memories Quotes #Stories Quotes #Alive Quotes

“A complete life may be one ending in so full an identification with the oneself that there is no self left to die.”

Source : Bernard Berenson (2013). “Sketch For A Self Portrait”, p.15, Read Books Ltd
“Hopefully my hair grows really quick, I want it long again”
“Rappers should just be able to perform what they create and satisfy the people that like and love them.”
“If we say that anyone who 'moralizes' must be perfect morally then we are in effect saying no one can moralize.”
“I wasn't sure I'd ever win again. Every time I got close, somebody seemed to play a little better.”
“Be here now. Be someplace else later. Is that so complicated?”
“Deanell Tacha and I decided to write an editorial, because both of us have had experiences in countries where the rule of law is not strong. Uh, where there is civil war. Where there is disorder. And, it, it seemed to us important to underscore that this is a treasure, our rule of law, our judiciary independent from politics, and it's in jeopardy.”
“Faith is what is left after all your beliefs have been blown to hell.”

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