"Man is born to live, to suffer, and to die, and what befalls him is a tragic lot. There is no denying this in the final end. But we must deny it all along the way."

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Source : Thomas Wolfe, Maxwell Evarts Perkins, Matthew Joseph Bruccoli, Park Bucker (2000). “To Loot My Life Clean: The Thomas Wolfe--Maxwell Perkins Correspondence”, p.21, Univ of South Carolina Press

Thomas Wolfe

#Men Quotes #Suffering Quotes #Finals Quotes

“We are losing our environment so rapidly.”
“I couldn't do rap. I was trying. I don't know how. I'm not good enough to know.”
“The first time I sang with David Daniels... I had never performed with a countertenor before. That first time was magic, it was so beautiful. And he's such a great artist.”
“I'm not set on a pedestal where I think I'm too high and mighty.”
“My father had a very simple view of life: you donâ€™t get anything for nothing. Everything has to be earned, through work, persistence and honesty. My father also had a deep charm, the gift of winning our trust.Â He was the kind of man with whom many people dream of spending an evening.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“The strength of weak people constantly appalls me. Have you ever seen a vine kill an oak tree? Deadly.”
“The best gift you can give a human being is an introduction to a God who loves them.”
“He that loves not his wife and children feeds a lioness at home, and broods a nest of sorrows.”

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