"Gay hope is theirs by fancy fed, Less pleasing when possest; The tear forgot as soon as shed, The sunshine of the breast."

-- Thomas Gray

#Hope Quotes #Gay Quotes #Sunshine Quotes

“You play ball against yourself; your opponent is your potential.”
“You have to live spherically - in many directions. Never lose your childish enthusiasm - and things will come your way.”
“...the history of early-medieval Arabia is nearly all legend. Like Buddha, Confucius, Jesus, and other founders of patriarchal religions, Mohammed lacks real verification. There is no reliable information about his life or teachings. Most stories about him are as apocryphal as the story that his coffin hangs forever in mid-air "between heaven and earth," like the bodies of ancient sacred kings.”
“I see [my pen] as an extension of my musculature. It's like being a painter. It's the closest I can get to my breath.”
“I don't know, I'm literally the most awkward, socially strange person.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Some pitchers want to be known as the fastest throwers that ever lived. Some want to win 30 games in one season. Some want to pitch a no-hitter. All I want to do is the best I can, day after day. In other words, I want to prove I am the best.”
“Since I was a kid, I've liked to see how things are done. Sometimes when you see how things are done, it's like watching a 'making of' within the story. You see the physical aspect, the construction of things.”
“How clerks love refusing. It salves them for being clerks.”

Source : Hortense Calisher (2013). “Mysteries of Motion: A Novel”, p.70, Open Road Media

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