"The nail doesn't choose the time or the circumstances in which it is drawn to the magnet"

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Source : William Maxwell, Christopher Carduff (2008). “Later novels and stories: The château, So long, see you tomorrow, stories and improvisations, 1957-1999”

William Maxwell

#Nails Quotes #Circumstances Quotes #Magnet Quotes

“Heâ€™s sort of a homeless horse,â€ I said. â€œIâ€™m leaving for the airport in two seconds, and I wonâ€™t be back for a couple days. You can put the horse in the garage, but I donâ€™t want that horse in my apartment.â€ â€œWho would put a horse in an apartment? Thatâ€™s dumb.â€ â€œWhereâ€™s the horse staying now?â€ â€œMy apartment.â€ â€œI can always count on you to brighten my day,â€ Ranger said. And he disconnected.”
“The ballot is stronger than bullets.”
“And you are worth the time it takes to take the time to get to know you. We've managed to muttle through the awkward stage of i like you and you like me, but when we both finally said 'yes' life became a multiple choice test, not knowing anything we became each others best guess. and, holding your hand is less like exploration and more like discovery. lady, i don't have to study you to be sure. you're the choice i made before i knew what the other choices were”
“Ethics, too, are nothing but reverence for life. This is what gives me the fundamental principle of morality, namely, that good consists in maintaining, promoting, and enhancing life, and that destroying, injuring, and limiting life are evil.”
“If you want to fly, you have to flap your own wings!”
“It is a good maxim to trust a person entirely or not at all.”
“Delight in the scenery of each day.”
“When I sing, I always relive a part of my life.”

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