"Things happen once only and are never repeated, never return. Except in memory."

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Source : "In a Strange Room: Three Journeys". Book by Damon Galgut, April 2010.

Damon Galgut

#Memories Quotes #Return Quotes #Things Happen Quotes

“Anticlimax is, of course, the warp and way of things. Real life seldom structures a decent denouement.”
“I just think it's ridiculous to be dogmatic and be caught in the past. You have to be open, aware, nimble and flexible about changes in the world.”
“I am a big nut for kind of weird musicality things. I love key-changes and random tempo things and polyrhythms - music geek.”
“The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer.”
“We're gonna promote freedom. Usher in democratic values and ideals. And fight terror-loving terrorists.”
“The proportionality of what has happened to America because of unemployment and housing makes everything else look like a flea on a dog's ass.”
“New Zealand is a place where you can get well.”
“Success is never final, but failure can be.”

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