"To be precise and reckless: that is the consummation devoutly to be wished."

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Source : James Dickey (1984). “Sorties”, p.69, LSU Press

James Dickey

#Reckless Quotes

“My job is to help the functioning of the story, not to draw attention to myself, but to make my characters function within the story, to work for the benefit of the story, to make the whole thing work.”
“To do a sequel is so weird, you don't really think about it.”
“If our bodies are sick, we seek to heal them. Â We do not give up. Â The same thing should be true of our marriages.”
“Half of what I say is meaningless; but I say it so that the other half may reach you.”
“The most important day of a person's education is the first day of school, not Graduation Day.”

Source : Harry K. Wong, Rosemary Tripi Wong, Chelonnda Seroyer (2009). “The First Days of School: How to be an Effective Teacher”, Harry K Wong Publication
“I would often be a coward, but for the shame of it.”

Source : Ralph Connor (1900). “Black Rock: A Tale of the Selkirks”, New York ; Toronto : F.H. Revell Company
“For children, childhood is timeless. It is always the present. Everything is in the present tense. Of course, they have memories. Of course, time shifts a little for them and Christmas comes round in the end. But they don't feel it. Today is what they feel, and when they say 'When I grow up,' there is always an edge of disbelief - how could they ever be other than what they are?”
“Certain political figures think when you call them and ask them for a comment; that you are somehow doing something that you shouldn't be doing.”

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