"I think it is all a matter of love: the more you love a memory, the stronger and stranger it is."

-- Vladimir Nabokov

#Love Quotes #Memories Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Roger Federer certainly is my claim to be the best of all time - if there is such a thing. With Rafael Nadal not far behind,”
“I quit Wall Street and decided that it was time to talk more about what was going on inside it, as it had changed. It had become far more sinister and far more dangerous.”
“A lot of my songs are personal and about me being 16 and having guys break my heart and feeling like it's the end of the world.”
“I quit drugs before I quit drinking because drugs were taking their toll on me. I was sick of the headaches and the puking and the ***** blood. I figured I'd stop everything but alcohol, but then I overcompensated with drinking. Now I'm totally clean because I don't choose to do either.”
“At the end of the day, right now, right here, wherever you are, you can make a choice to be present and happy and fulfilled.”
“Youâ€™re going to have some very amazing capabilities in the economy. When we have computers that can do more and more jobs, itâ€™s going to change how we think about work. Thereâ€™s no way around that. You canâ€™t wish it away.”
“I'm always amused by the way questions are asked. "What did you intend?" That's not even a recognizable verb. You don't intend when you write. You sit down and you're thinking things and dreaming things and someone says something and you think "Ah!" That's how it happens. Intention is not part of the game.”
“It's hard to close the door on optimistic expectations when you love someone.”

Source : Dennis Lehane (2011). “A Drink Before The War”, p.185, Random House

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