"Writing a novel, I am making is an object that has a life and identity of its own, apart from me."

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Jay Neugeboren

#Writing Quotes #Identity Quotes #Novel Quotes

“If I had to single out one element in my life that has made a difference for me, it would be a passion to compete.”
“I lowered taxes in New York. I reduced the size of government in New York. I took a $2.4 billion deficit and turned it into a $3.2 billion surplus. And I reduced taxes over 23 times or 23 times.”
“We're really talking about the Army and Marine Corps here for almost all these ground combat jobs. They want to move in a careful, deliberate manner.”
“Humans are producers of their life circumstance not just products of them.”
“Imagine living in a world where there is no domination, where females and males are not alike or even always equal, but where a vision of mutuality is the ethos shaping our interaction.”
“I mean, I think everyone at this level has a chip on their shoulder. Everyone's got a story. Everyone has had to go through some adversity to get to where they are at so, I guess, we all do.”
“The sole cause of man's unhappiness is that he does not know how to stay quietly in his room.”
“Men are like the earth and we are the moon; we turn always one side to them, and they think there is no other, because they don't see it - but there is.”

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