"The Deep South might be wretched, but it can howl."

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Source : Barry Hannah (2010). “Long, Last, Happy: New and Collected Stories”, p.123, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

Barry Hannah

#Might Quotes #Howl Quotes

“Love is a dynamic interaction, lived every second of our lives, all of our lives.”
“Like, I mean I don't even know why you girls bother at this point. Like give it up, it's me. I win and you lose.”
“I'm not into looking crisp. That's not how I dress or who I am.”
“The distinction between the religious and secular orders is a fundamental aspect of Christianity. This distinction is an innovation compared to Islam and Judaism, and it is an advantage that has helped shape Europe.”
“For unless one is able to live fully in the present, the future is a hoax. There is no point whatever in making plans for a future which you will never be able to enjoy. When your plans mature, you will still be living for some other future beyond. You will never, never be able to sit back with full contentment and say, "Now, I've arrived!" Your entire education has deprived you of this capacity because it was preparing you for the future, instead of showing you how to be alive now.”
“I always say, "Well if you think it's over the top, then tell me where the top is first. I don't think anyone can, but if you can tell me where the top is, then I'll tell you whether or not I'm over it."”
“They say living well is the best revenge but sometimes writing well is even better.”
“There is an old African proverb that says if you want to go quickly, go alone, if you want to go far, go together. We have to go far, quickly, and that means we have to quickly find a way to change the world's consciousness about exactly what we are facing and how we have to work to solve it.”

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