"Death steals everything except our stories."

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Source : Jim Harrison (2013). “In Search of Small Gods”, p.11, Copper Canyon Press

Jim Harrison

#Stories Quotes #Stealing Quotes

“What I do has to be a function of what I can do, not a function of what people ask me to do.”
“People used to give me pictures or paintings of me - they never look even close to what I look like.”
“For now, we assume that self-evolving robots will learn to mimic human traits, including, eventually, humor. And so, I can't wait to hear the first joke that one robot tells to another robot.”
“Make your judgment trustworthy by trusting it. Cultivate regular periods of silence and meditation. The best time to build judgment is in solitude, when you can think out things for yourself without the probability of interruption.”
“"Fate permitting" is a standard Stoic phrase meant to remind ourselves that planning things is up to us, but the ultimate outcomes are not under our control. It helps us to develop an attitude of equanimity toward the universe. We should very much try to change things for the better, that's the whole point of the Stoic discipline of action.”

Source : Source: www.3ammagazine.com
“It's never too late - not now, not ever - for you to pursue your passion.”
“Suddenly, I realized how tough trying to structure a story like this is. It was a lot of work. The one big advantage that we had was that we had eight scripts written before we started shooting, or even started casting. We had a really good opportunity to look at it and figure out where we were going to go and how to do it. Once we got a cast, which I love, then we started doing some revisions to make sure that they fit into it.”
“It's hard to force a relationship with a stranger even if they happen to be someone you happen to share blood with.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com

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