"I suspect there will never be a requiem for a dream, simply because it will destroy us before we have the opportunity to mourn it's passing."

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Source : FaceBook post by Hubert Selby, Jr. from Apr 13, 2015

Hubert Selby, Jr.

#Dream Quotes #Opportunity Quotes #Passing Quotes

“Do I have a large frog in my hair? I have the sensation that something is eating my brain.”
“Landowners and influential men of all kinds, especially members of political councils, ought to set an example to the people. The young members of rich families should offer themselves for military service. If not one of two sons, at least one of three sons should be ready to do so.”
“One of the most ephemeral and important things is atmosphere and tone and it's very hard to put your finger on what creates that.”

Source : "Interview: Sleeping Beauty Director Julia Leigh" by Edward Douglas, www.comingsoon.net. November 29, 2011.
“Ray Rice was beat up last year”
“It is not enough to be nice; you have to be good. We are attracted by nice people; but only on the assumption that their niceness is a sign of goodness.”
“[Buckminster Fuller] could do four, five hours straight where some people would leave, eat, get a snooze and come back and he's still going. He was like a fireplug.”
“It is chiefly in New York that I feel induced to urge this, because New York is, by innumerable ties, connected with Europe - more connected than several parts of Europe itself.”
“I learned that the interior of life was as rewarding as the exterior of life, and that my richest moments occurred when I was absolutely still.”

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