"Jesmyn Ward returns to the world of her first two books, but here in the mode of non-fiction. A clear-eyed witness to the harrowing stories of 'men we reaped,' she quickens the dead and brings them, vividly alive again. An eloquent, grief-steeped account."

-- Nicholas Delbanco

#Book Quotes #Grief Quotes #Men Quotes

“Probably all of my advice is bad advice.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“I like the man who takes the stones Upon his rocky road With smiling lips instead of groans, Whate'er his heavy load Who seizes each as on he goes, And neatly crumbles it, And turns his share of pebbly woes To stores of inner grit.”

Source : John Kendrick Bangs (1920). “The Cheery Way: A Bit of Verse for Every Day”
“The camera is an extension of yourself... Your story treatment may be subjective, but it is important to remain objective as to truth.”
“I can only be responsible for my orders. I cannot be responsible for all the acts of Himmler.”

Source : "The Nuremberg Interviews". Book by Leon Goldensohn, 2004.
“Just when I think I have learned the way to live, life changes.”

Source : Hugh Prather (2009). “Notes to Myself: My Struggle to Become a Person”, p.41, Bantam
“I say things, like every other parent, that reminds you of your own parents. One thing I do know about being a parent, you understand why your father was in a bad mood a lot.”

Source : "Adam Sandler Interview GROWN UPS". Press conference, collider.com. June 21, 2010.
“Aristotle was once asked what those who tell lies gain by it. Said he - That when they speak truth they are not believed.”
“We will do whatever we could do to keep Greece inside the euro and inside Europe.”

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