"A lifetime’s work, to try and say one thing that’s true."

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Source : "All or Nothing" by Emma Brockes, www.newyorker.com. November 10, 2014.

Jez Butterworth

#Trying Quotes #Lifetime Quotes #One Thing Quotes

“There are a lot of things that are uncomfortable and hard to do, and the longer you put off those things, the harder they get.”
“Riches should come as the reward for hard work, preferably by one's forebears”
“Nothing should be used anywhere that is not edible. We should not clean our house with substances that are toxic carcinogens. It's not necessary. There are anti-bacterial agents, and antiseptic agents, that are non-toxic. That's really our focus, and my personal focus: to make consumer goods that don't just smell good, but taste good, and can be used to anoint one's self and also the environment in which you are living in.”

Source : Source: www.edgemagazine.net
“A millennium before Europeans were willing to divest themselves of the Biblical idea that the world was a few thousand years old, the Mayans were thinking of millions and the Hindus billions.”
“I don't worry about the things I can't change.”
“I just don't want to get used to feeling this feeling, you know, losing basketball games.”
“Chase away the demons, and they will take the angels with them.”
“Reading a piece of poetry with no beat in front of 20 people is way more challenging than rocking for 10,000 people.”

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