"I'm a citizen of the republic of empathy."

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Source : Sam Lipsyte (2013). “The Fun Parts”, p.32, Granta Books

Sam Lipsyte

#Empathy Quotes #Republic Quotes #Citizens Quotes

“I tried practicing for a few weeks and ended up playing too fast.”
“What our children need more than to learn to read and write and add and subtract is to know Jesus Christ.”
“When we discovered cubism, we did not have the aim of discovering cubism. We only wanted to express what was in us.”
“What a strange world it is where you can have as much sex as you like but love is taboo. I'm talking about the real thing, the grand passion, which may not allow affection or convenience or happiness. The truth is that love smashes into your life like an ice floe, and even if your heart is built like the Titanic you go down. That's the size of it, the immensity of it. It's not proper, it's not clean, it's not containable.”
“You'll be dedicated and that's what you should want to be in anything in life - whether it's sports or academics or your relationship. It all stems from finding that fun, that thrill, that excitement.”
“I was trying to manage school and training for the Olympics and ended up not doing well at either. That was a big lesson in my life. My mother expected both.”
“The Lord longs to exalt His people as trophies of His work in them.”
“With women you don't have to talk your head off. You just say a word and let them fill in from there.”

Source : LeRoy Paige, Satchel Paige (1993). “Maybe I'll Pitch Forever”, p.64, U of Nebraska Press

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