"Beware the artist who's an intellectual also. The artist who doesn't fit."

-- F. Scott Fitzgerald

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“This country, and the West Coast, especially, is bad at preserving any cultural legacy.”
“My words fly up, my thoughts remain below”
“The greatest of all human delusions is that there is a tangible goal, and not just direction towards an ideal aim. The idea that a goal can be attained perpetually frustrates human beings, who are disappointed at never getting there, never being able to stop.”
“Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.”
“Brothers, we must be united; we must smoke the same pipe; we must fight each other's battles; and more than all, we must love the Great Spirit.”
“My dad means a lot to me. He's the one who put a football in my hands.”
“National film industries tend to move in cycles. In Australia right now, we're on a high, a feeling of potential, which as yet shows no sign of flagging. But the word "industry" is misleading. A small national cinema has no industry in the Hollywood sense.”
“No more winter at all. Finch, you brought me spring.”

Source : Jennifer Niven (2015). “All the Bright Places”, p.214, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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