"I love short stories because I believe they are the way we live."

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Source : Andre Dubus (2010). “Broken Vessels: Essays”, p.81, Open Road Media

Andre Dubus

#Short Love Quotes #Believe Quotes #Stories Quotes

“I am firmly convinced that, in future years, China and India will join hands in playing a more active role in maintaining peace and stability in the region and the world at large and make due contribution to the cause of human progress and development.”
“The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.”
“If you go to Wikipedia and you look at the Tour de France, there's this huge block in World War One with no winners, and there's another block in World War Two. And then it seems like there's another world war.”
“Variety is very, very good. Going from medium to medium, if you get the chance to do it, from theater to television to film, which are all distinctly different, keeps me sharp.”
“I think to the degree writers are serious, there is a greater tendency for them to write to themselves, because they're trying to compose their own thoughts. They are trying to find out what is in their minds, which is the great mystery. Finding out who you are, what is in your head, and what kind of companion you are to yourself in the course of life. I do think people have very profound lives of which they say virtually nothing.”
“If you love what you do and if you believe in what you do, others will share your enthusiasm. Passionate people find their way to the Virgin Group, and when they do, we snap them up and try to keep them within the family.”
“Security is no replacement for liberty.”

Source : "Keep the Faith". Text projections in the Duveen Gallery, Tate Britain, London, 2006.
“I would describe a hero as a person who has no fear of life, who can face life squarely.”

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