"Simultaneously I am myself, the child I was, the old man I will be."

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Source : Peter Matthiessen (2008). “The Snow Leopard”, p.195, Penguin

Peter Matthiessen

#Children Quotes #Men Quotes #Old Man Quotes

“Thirty was a big deal for me. It was the age where I reevaluated everything - how I approached life and how I thought about myself. When I look at my 20s, or when I look at any period in my life, I think about how much time I've wasted trying to find the right man.”
“All newspaper writers have heard that the stuff they compose today has an excellent chance of being used to wrap tomorrow's mackerel.”
“Times change, and we change with them.”
“Bosses are no more inevitable in state and local governments than dictators are in national governments. They will arise and prosper, nevertheless, if true believers of democracy - citizens devoted to the democratic ideals - do not constantly oppose them.”
“In not making the decision, you've made one. Not doing something is the same as doing it.”
“The good-humor of a man elated with success often displays itself towards enemies.”
“Some newspapers dispose of their garbage by printing it.”
“The United Nations ... [is] a place for prostitution under the feet of Americans.”

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