"If I could tell you only one thing about my life it would be this: when I was seven years old the mailman ran over my head."

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Source : "The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint: A Novel". Book by Brady Udall, www.npr.org. 2001.

Brady Udall

#Years Quotes #Would Be Quotes #Seven Quotes

“we should think not only of what the leader does to the group, but also of what the group does to the leader.”
“Well, the whole history of Star Trek is the market demand.”
“Youve just got to go with what you have in your pants.”
“Never underestimate the importance of self-belief to transform your own organization, to reassure nervous clients, and to change the future of our business.”
“Nothing fools people as much as extreme passion.”
“Tolerance of Cruelty in any form is a degraded state of mind and soul. When we freely allow the massacre and prolonged torture of defenseless creatures, it increases our receptivity to human cruelty and war and steals our humanity, peace and soul. Very little speeds and greases your way to Hell, like animal cruelty.”
“I’ve made some mistakes. I had to make a turnaround in my life. This is my new expression to the world and this is my comeback and this is my moment. This is my chance to say, ‘This is what God made of me and I’m still worthy.’ If I was a one hundred dollar bill, and I was all messed up, someone would clean me up and use me. I’m still worth something!”
“Mysteries and thrillers are not the same things, though they are literary siblings. Roughly put, I would say the distinction is that mysteries emphasize motive and psychology whereas thrillers rely more heavily on action and plot.”

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