"Love cannot be measured by its duration..."

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Hanif Kureishi

#Duration Quotes

“it is not every tourist who bubbles over with mirth, and that unquenchable spirit of humor which turns a trial into a blessing.”
“I think they are looking for publicity and they are looking for a name for themselves.”
“The standard is the same. Don't get me wrong, the main difference is the number of sparring partners. Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn are the best coaches in the world in my opinion and in many other people's opinion but it really it comes down to the number of sparring partners. I go to my gym and I have 10 fighters fighting on the local level but when you go over there it's like 30 fighters all fighting in the UFC or other bigger shows. That's really the main thing; the numbers.”
“Drift beautifully on the surface, and you will die unbeautifully in the depths.”

Source : Richard Ellmann (2013). “Oscar Wilde”, p.510, Vintage
“I'll get up there and I'll do my guitar solos in one of those space outfits.”
“A lot of my time is spent watching films and reading scripts. And it can be all-consuming. And it's obviously something I'm fortunate that is both my work and my hobby. It's what I would naturally be doing anyway.”
“My primary job is to choose the programs, either to co-produce them, or acquire them after they're finished. So, I read a lot of scripts, I meet with producers and I read a lot of books.”
“Work is the true elixir of life. The busiest man is the happiest man. Excellence in any art or profession is attained only by hard and persistent work. Never believe that you are perfect. When a man imagines, even after years of striving, that he has attained perfection, his decline begins.”

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