"Seven years into writing a novel, I started to lose my mind. My thirty-seventh birthday had just come and gone, the end of 2008 was approaching, and I was constantly aware of how little I had managed to accomplish."

-- Akhil Sharma

#Writing Quotes #Years Quotes #Mind Quotes

“From now on, I'm opting for ontological terrorism.”
“I turned against the left wing because they don't like genetics, because genetics implies that sometimes in life we fail because we have bad genes. They want all failure in life to be due to the evil system.”

Source : "James Watson: What I've Learned" by John H. Richardson, www.esquire.com. October 19, 2007.
“I thank all missionaries, men and women who quietly work hard for the Lord and their brothers and sisters.”
“Boston is a very proud franchise. The NBA misses them when they are not in the mix. They, along with teams like the Knicks and 76ers are a big part of the heart, soul and history of the league.”
“The rich are different than you and me: they have more money and they have more power.”

Source : Sara Paretsky (2004). “Blacklist”, p.383, Penguin
“We are not actually equal - humanity - if we are not allowed to freely love one another.”
“What's even worse than a flute? - Two flutes!”
“I think the eyes flirt most. There are so many ways to use them.”

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