"...but I could not sleep without proper covering and spent the rest of the night rewriting lost arguments from my past, altering history so that I emerged victorious."

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Source : Patrick deWitt (2011). “The Sisters Brothers”, p.51, Granta Books

Patrick deWitt

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“I was taught to strive not because there were any guarantees of success but because the act of striving is in itself the only way to keep faith with life.”

Source : "Madam Secretary". Book by Madeleine Albright, 2003.
“It is not my wish to lounge about the college and fatten on a fellowship all my days. I am always trying to look upon a college life as a medium not an end.”
“The laziness of adolescence is a rehearsal for the incapacity of old age.”
“To be a small town kid from Hialeah, Fla., pitching in Miami and representing Team U.S.A., that says it all. It's a kid's dream. Don't pinch me. I don't want to wake up.”
“The key is always to speak in your own voice. Speak the truth. That's Acting 101.”
“I never expected to be a star, never counted on it, never even wanted it. Not that I didn't enjoy it all when it happened.”
“Use volleyball quotes to motivate your teammates to play hard.”
“One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words than prose.”

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