"Everybody has to share something. This is one of the most important laws of the human condition, is the necessity to share. This is the task of the writer - but not only of a writer, of every human being - it is to share something that he or she has."

-- Paulo Coelho

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“Vin Diesel and I have different approaches to life. We found a respect for one another but we were such opposite ends of the spectrum. The reason why it's worked is because we are so different. I don't know if we necessarily found a stride together because there are certain days I still want to crack him in the head! But he looks at me and there are days he wants to crack me in the head too. Then there are times he'll look at me and say, 'Man, I wish I could be more like you,' and I'm like, 'F**ker, I wish I could be more like you!'”
“I cherish my work and all of my readers.”
“Extreme nationalism objectifies and dehumanizes those from other countries.”
“Once you turn pro and you're making the big money and kids are buying your sneakers and your skates and your gloves and so on, you are a member of that role model club.”
“Big data will replace the need for 80% of all doctors”
“Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has.”
“But I had not the strength nor the inclination to bandy words with a drunkard. What have you done when you have bested a fool?”

Source : Charles Portis (2010). “True Grit: A Novel”, p.84, The Overlook Press
“It is fortunate that diplomats have long noses since they usually cannot see beyond them.”

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