"The culture of drink endures because it offers so many rewards: confidence for the shy, clarity for the uncertain, solace to the wounded and lonely, and above all, the elusive promises of friendship and love."

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Source : Pete Hamill (1994). “A Drinking Life: A Memoir”, Wheeler Pub Incorporated

Pete Hamill

#Lonely Quotes #Promise Quotes #Love And Friendship Quotes

“I sold my very first novel when I was 24 or 25 years old.”
“Imagination gives the man the ability to poject himself through time and space and rise above all limitations.”
“I'm still working, I've got two arms, two legs, two gorgeous kids, a lovely wife. Fifteen years ago, I was homeless. So when you think about it, I'm lucky.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The dice of Zeus always fall luckily.”
“Back in the day however, careers were strictly built on competitions, just like surfing, though surfing is changing too so you can free surf and still get paid. So I think that rivalry was really because of the fans and the media who built it up, but it did bring something exciting about the sport, just like in any sport, whether it's Larry Bird or Magic Johnson, I think it just made skating that much more exciting.”
“Thatâ€™s what faith is, right?â€™ he says. â€˜Believing in what canâ€™t be known? Fall into my arms, Dori. Iâ€™ll catch you, every time, and I wonâ€™t let go.”
“A Director Makes Only One Movie in His Life. Then He Breaks It Into Pieces and Makes It Again.”

Source : Quoted in Leslie Halliwell, Halliwell's Filmgoer's Companion (1993)
“In America, snobs who wouldn't be seen dead with a lottery ticket play the stock market. We like to gamble. Winning, we have closed our eyes, leapt across the yawning abyss, and landed knee-deep in daisies. Even losing has a certain gloomy glamour: the gods of chance are worthy opponents; we have engaged them in hand-to-hand combat and though we lost, at least we shrank not from the contest.”

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