"The fading light is us, and we are, for a moment so brief (...) beautiful."

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Source : Gary Shteyngart (2010). “Super Sad True Love Story”, p.174, Granta Books

Gary Shteyngart

#Beautiful Quotes #Light Quotes #Fading Quotes

“There was no reason for a revolution in Paraguay.”
“I dont believe in good human beings, but I believe you can have structures that make it easier to make the right choice or the wrong choice.”
“The history of the Americas is one of constant warfare over salt,”

Source : Mark Kurlansky (2003). “Salt: A World History”, p.136, Penguin
“I make spaces that apprehend light for our perception, and in some ways gather it, or seem to hold it...my work is more about your seeing than it is about my seeing, although it is a product of my seeing.”
“I believe in the soul ... the small of a woman's back, the hanging curveball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent, overrated crap. I believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. I believe there ought to be a constitutional amendment outlawing Astroturf and the designated hitter. I believe in the sweet spot, soft-core pornography, opening your presents Christmas morning rather than Christmas Eve, and I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days.”
“I think Americans still can't help but respond to the natural authority of this voice. Deep down they long to be told what to do by a British accent. That's why so many infomercials have British people.”
“Cherish your health, family, friends, and vocation for none of these things are permanent.”
“I became a copy boy. Not for long. I started writing stories.”

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