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Bentley Little
"Real life was messier than fiction, and in it you didn't always have time to do or say the right things."
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Source : Bentley Little (2004). “The Resort”, p.300, Penguin
Bentley Little
#Life Quotes
#Real Quotes
#Fiction Quotes
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“Guilleaume left La Praline with a small bag of florentines in his pocket; before he had turned the corner of avenue des Francs Bourgeois I saw him stoop to offer one to the dog. A pat, a bark, a wagging of the short stubby tail. As I said, some people never have to think about giving.”
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“Let us protect our children; and let us not allow them to grow up into emptiness and nothingness, to the avoidance of good hard work, to introspection and analysis without deeds, or to mechanical actions without thought and consideration. Let us steer them away from the harmful chase after material things and the damaging passion for distractions... Let us educate them to stand with their feet rooted in God's earth, but with their heads reaching even into heaven, there to behold truth.”
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“It's pretty easy to think of the idea of a story, and maybe even to write a scene or two, but understanding the ebb and flow of a narrative, where to leave the little clues your protagonist (and reader) need, while playing fair, takes a lot more skill and patience than you might think.”
Source : Source: lennoxrandon.com
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“Proof that no investment is yours forever.”
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“There’s nothing more emotional than looking out at an audience and knowing they’re there because they understand.”
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“I am joining the government not from the academic position but from St. Petersburg city council.”
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“New York is the perfect model of a city, not the model of a perfect city.”
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“I am always touched when friends make contributions to my foundation on my behalf.”
