"When you put so much effort to forget someone, the effort itself becomes a memory. Then you have to forget the forgetting, and that too is memorable."

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Source : Steve Toltz (2008). “A Fraction of the Whole”, p.13, Spiegel & Grau

Steve Toltz

#Memories Quotes #Memorable Quotes #Effort Quotes

“I didn't write a book. It wasn't for self-enrichment.”

Source : "Tripp: Pentagon settlement wasn't 'financial victory'". www.cnn.com. December 2, 2003.
“It is rather astonishing how little practical value scientific knowledge has for ordinary men, how dull and commonplace such of it as has value is, and how its value seems almost to vary inversely to its reputed utility.”
“Because it is a radical act of freedom, creative achievement is a heroic process that requires, in all its permutations, specific strengths of character.”
“The art of British Columbia's native Indians played a big role in inspiring my creativity... the simplicity of the images, the graciousness of the lines and curves, and the emotional impact of the bright simple primary colours.”
“It's not enough to have lived. We should be determined to live for something. May I suggest that it be creating joy for others, sharing what we have for the betterment of personkind, bringing hope to the lost and love to the lonely.”
“Well I was on the one hand, the more I played the guitar the more I began to really love the guitar and to love virtually any kind of music that anybody played well on guitar.”
“You only fail if you don't finish the game. If you finish you win. You have to measure what you started out with by what you overcome.”
“We are all children searching for love.”

Source : Twitter post from Nov 21, 2014

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