"Ah suppose man, ah'm too much ay a perfectionist, ken? It's likesay, if things go a bit dodgy, ah jist cannae be bothered, y'know."

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Source : Irvine Welsh (2008). “Trainspotting”, p.88, Random House

Irvine Welsh

#Men Quotes #Too Much Quotes #Perfectionist Quotes

“I think we need to be put back in touch with our childhood...to be reminded of what's important, like memories about people we loved, or things that happened to us that affected our lives, things we can laugh about and shed a few tears about... I think storytelling is a way of saying 'I love you. I love you enough to tell you something that means a great deal to me.'”
“Tell the truth, but make the truth fascinating.”
“My personal attitude is this: I will stand for revival, unity and prayer; I will labor to restore healing and reconciliation between God's people. Yet, if all God truly wanted was to raise up one fully yielded son--a son who would refuse to be offended, refuse to react, refuse to harbor unforgiveness regardless of those who slander and persecute--I have determined to be that person. My primary goal in all things is not revival, but to bring pleasure to Christ.”
“Slowly I learn the importance of powerlessness.Â I experience it in my own life and I live with it in my work.Â The secret is not to be afraid of itâ€”not to run away.Â The dying know that we are not Godâ€¦ All they ask is that we do not desert them.”
“Prayer is powerful beyond limits when we turn to the Immaculata who is queen even of God's heart.”
“There's a small island, inhabited in the South Pacific that I will try to swim to.”
“I have a kind of neutrality, physically, which has helped me. I have a face that can be made to look a lot better - or a lot worse.”
“Persevere in the fight, struggle on, do not let go, think magnanimously of man and life, for man is good and life is affluent and fruitful.”

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