"I'm interested in ways of writing about the social world that don't assassinate the life that's in it"

-- Les Back

#Writing Quotes #World Quotes #Way Quotes

“All land, no matter what has happened to it, has over it a grace, an absolutely persistent beauty.”
“Where I am today, is where my mind and will put me, where I am tomorrow is where my mind will put me.”
“In terms of the legal matter of creating a contract between two people that's called marriage, and allowing them to live together with the protection of law, it seems to me is the way we should be moving in this country.”
“It is not your rightâ€”based on YOUR traditions, YOUR customs and YOUR habitsâ€”to deny animals THEIR freedom so you can harm them, enslave them and kill them. Thats not what rights are about. Thats injustice. There is no counter-argument to veganism. Accept it. Apologize for the way youve been living. Make amends and move forward.”
“The more virtuous any man is, the less easily does he suspect others to be vicious.”
“I hate a hook. It nauseates me. I could vomit when I see one. It's like a rattlesnake in your pocket.”
“Life beats up on everyone from time to time. If you don't want to reach out to a trusted friend or professional, find hope, optimism and perhaps a path out of your situation in the stories of others.”
“I never met a rich man who was happy, but I have only very occasionally met a poor man who did not want to become a rich man.”

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