"The main event is freedom. I often wonder if I had the complete freedom to not have to write, if I would write. That's the one mystery that I hope I get to experience. It might be a good idea to retire, since as this delusion of an economy progresses, it seems that if you make ten grand a year or a hundred grand a year, there's absolutely no difference."

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Source : Source: www.esquire.com

Nick Tosches

#Writing Quotes #Progress Quotes #Mystery Quotes

“One of the most valuable things you can do to create higher levels of trust is to trust others more. Don't wait for them to prove themselves to you. Trust them.”
“[A] pessimist gets nothing but pleasant surprises, an optimist nothing but unpleasant.”

Source : Rex Stout (2010). “Fer-de-Lance”, p.3, Crimeline
“'Do you think that we shall ever be admitted as a State into the Union without denying the principle of polygamy?' If we are not admitted until then, we shall never be admitted.”
“I really bridled when Parks And Rec became popular and woodworking publications wanted me to do stuff with them.”
“When I'm shooting, I just try to make sure I wouldn't be embarrassed of it later, because in Watertown, you don't get away with anything.”
“I am alarmed when it happens that I have walked a mile into the woods bodily, without getting there in spirit.”
“I have two children. They're grown children. I don't think they particularly enjoy it when I'm in a dangerous situation, but they also understand that this is something I feel strongly about. It's what I've done my whole life.”

Source : "Women Reporters Face Added Risks In Conflict Zones". "Tell Me More" with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. February 22, 2011.
“There's a Marvel superhero called Black Bolt & his real name is Blackagar Boltagon & that really tells you a lot about superhero comics.”

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