"This wasn't the way he had expected his life to be. It worked, but that was about all. Happiness had got lost somewhere along the way."

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Source : John Ajvide Lindqvist (2010). “Harbour”, p.164, Hachette UK

John Ajvide Lindqvist

#Way Quotes #Lost Quotes #Expected Quotes

“The toughest part was doing it in front of the world and recognizing that you had gotten to a point where if you didn't do something you were going to die.”

Source : "Larry King Live", transcripts.cnn.com. January 10, 2006.
“We are going to have to gather up the fragments of knowledge and responsibilities that have been turned over to governments, corporations, and specialists, and put those fragments back together again in our own minds and in our families and household and neighborhoods.”
“Second, if you're the boss, just because they don't ask doesn't mean your employees don't have needs.”
“In a free society, every opportunity comes with three obligations. First, you must seize it. You must mold it into a work that brings value to others. Second, you must live it. Opportunity is nurtured only by action. Third, you must defend the freedom to pursue opportunities. You must embrace these three obligations as if the future of the United States depended on it. In fact, it does.”
“Fallen leaves lying on the grass in the November sun bring more happiness than the daffodils.”
“It's really easy to not be satisfied with your work, or people, or anything, but I really embrace the idea of not having to want [anything]. Not because you're denying yourself anything, but because it [everything] is already there.”
“Digital music boils down the actual musical experience.”

Source : "Duran Duran's Simon LeBon: 'We Were Part of the Record Industry's Demise. It Wasn't a Great Experience.'". Interview with Shirley Halperin, www.hollywoodreporter.com. December 23, 2010.
“I believe in plenty of optimism and white paint.”

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