"The story you are about to read is a work of fiction. Nothing - and everything - about it is real."

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Source : Todd Strasser (2012). “Give a Boy a Gun”, p.5, Simon and Schuster

Todd Strasser

#Real Quotes #Stories Quotes #Fiction Quotes

“One cannot choose how one's life begins but one can choose to face the end with courage”
“If you're an attractive guy, everyone thinks you're successful just because of the way you look.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I'm just as comfortable performing solo with just my acoustic guitar and vocal as I am with a band. The main thing for me is that the performance remain rooted in the words and voice, that there be no place to hide.”
“I haven't had a single moment of terror since they told me [I was dying]. My only regret is to die four pages too soon. If I can finish, then I'm quite happy to go.”
“And though I've lived to be an old man with my very own share of happiness for all the mess I made, I still judge every joyous moment, every victory and revelation against those few seconds of living.”
“No technology will win. Technology itself will win.”
“I bow to my opponent in praise and thanks. After the fight is a time for humility, acceptance and analysis, no matter the result.”
“It is a gift. You cannot earn it, or it ceases to be a gift.”

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