"You've got forever; and somehow you can't do much with it. You've got forever; and it's a mile wide and an inch deep and full of alligators."

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Source : Jim Thompson (1997). “Crime novels: American noir of the 1950s”

Jim Thompson

#Forever Quotes #Alligators Quotes #Inches Quotes

“We find worth in jobs, money, & performance so we can hide how worthless we feel inside. Acknowledge the pain to be healed.”
“Only by examining our personal biases can we truly grow as artists; only by cultivating empathy can we truly grow as people.”
“We were searching for ourselves in each other.”
“Memories are less tangible than dreams.”
“The great appeal of baseball, among the great appeals, it's a game without time. It is a pastoral game that is separated from time.”
“The man who never reads lives only one.”
“The major reason why Instagram works is that you can follow anyone out there and start following their photos immediately.”
“Donâ€™t think so. We all make our choices, and those choices have consequences.”

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