"In golf, humiliations are the essence of the game."

-- Alistair Cooke

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“Before I was a genius I was a drudge.”
“I don't seem to get solemn about it, and some people might not understand. That's why I never talk about it. I think it's all here -- in the mountains and the desert. I don't think God is a softie, either. In the end, it's better if people are forced back into -- well -- into being right, before they're too far gone. I think your temple is your everyday living.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.
“Writing is not apart from living. Writing is a kind of double living.”
“They [dogs] never talk about themselves but listen to you while you talk about yourself, and keep up an appearance of being interested in the conversation.”

Source : Jerome K. Jerome (2016). “The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow”, p.68, Jerome K. Jerome
“Have more humility. Remember you don't know the limits of your own abilities. Successful or not, if you keep pushing beyond yourself, you will enrich your own life â€“ and maybe even please a few strangers.”

Source : "Ten rules for writing fiction" by A.L. Kennedy, www.theguardian.com. February 19, 2010.
“We were talking about how old quarterbacks can't throw before 10 am... Practice starts too early for us. Wake me up in the middle of the night and I can throw. I can throw anytime.”
“Poetry today is easier to write but harder to remember.”
“You want people walking away from the conversation with some kernel of wisdom or some kind of impact.”

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