"In his forty-third year William Stoner learned what others, much younger, had learned before him: that the person one loves at first is not the person one loves at last, and that love is not an end but a process through which one person attempts to know another."

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Source : John Edward Williams (1965). “Stoner: A Novel”

John Edward Williams

#Love Is Quotes #Years Quotes #Lasts Quotes

“It's a dream for all writers to write for Broadway.”
“Human passions unbridled by morality and religion...would break the stronges cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net.”
“I let go of the past and choose to accept every situation as being for me and not against me.”
“I have played against (Michel) Platini, (Diego) Maradona, (Johan) Cruyff and played with George Best â€” a lot of big names, but none of them has been able to do what Messi does. Two years ago I said that the best player I played against was Maradona and the best player I have played with was Bestie. But I can now say I have never seen a player as good as Messi. Heâ€™s in a league of his own.”
“Nobody ever worked as hard as my father. My father averaged maybe four hours of sleep at night, and when you're a kid, you don't realize that.”
“There's no mystery to confidence, it's just about self knowledge. It's savvy to know which of our flaws can be changed, and which ones to accept and let go. Then, asking the best of the good points.”
“If you love everything you do, you will probably end up with mediocre work. I think dissatisfaction with the state of things does propel creative people forward.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“Step confidently forward in the precisely the direction that is the most challenging to you. Because in that same direction, you'll also find what is most rewarding to you.”

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