"Funny as hell, searingly honest, and urgently real, Sam Pink's Rontel puts to shame most modern fiction. His writing perfectly captures the bizarre parade that is Chicago, with all its gloriously odd and wonderful people. This book possesses both the nerve of Nelson Algren and the existential comedy of Albert Camus."

-- Joe Meno

#Real Quotes #Book Quotes #Writing Quotes

“I start in the middle of a sentence and move both directions at once.”
“I'm concerned about people being happy,”

Source : "Trey Parker and Matt Stone, Americans" by A.J. Jacobs, www.esquire.com. November 16, 2011.
“In agriculture, people have taken wild plants that can't be eaten by people - and turned them into wonderful food sources. And that's because genomes can change, and people working with plants have picked mutations. Mutations are nothing more than genetic changes.”
“When you get to fifty-two food becomes more important than sex.”
“Breakups usually don't happen down by the river with beautiful lighting. The moment you realize your relationship may be over might happen in Aisle 11 of Rite-Aid and the person you're with has disregarded your feelings and your needs by bringing you the wrong toothbrush again for the fourth time.”

Source : Source: www.thewrap.com
“The leader has a clear idea of what he wants to do professionally and personally, and the strength to persist in the face of setbacks, even failures”
“We learn to deceive ourselves while we are trying to deceive others.”
“I throw the ball ninety-two miles an hour, but they hit it back just as hard.”

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