"Unless he had whiskey running through his veins, Willard came to the clearing every morning and evening to talk to God. Arvin didn't know which was worse, the drinking or the praying. As far back as he could remember, it seemed that his father had fought the Devil all the time."

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Source : "Donald Ray Pollock On Finding Fiction Late In Life". Interview with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. July 26, 2011.

Donald Ray Pollock

#Running Quotes #Morning Quotes #Father Quotes

“You know, I'm really bad on the computer. I'm really lame, man. I read and hang out with my kids. I've turned into a five year old.”

Source : Interview with Andy Patrizio, www.ign.com. August 22, 2003.
“Comedies are something Id be very interesting in doing.”
“I do find it amusing when somebody cuts me off, makes an aggressive move on me in a car. I'm like, 'Do you have any idea what I do for a living? Why?'”
“All the freaky people make the beauty of the world.”

Source : Twitter post from Mar 13, 2015
“The indefinite combination of human fallibility and nuclear weapons will lead to the destruction of nations.”

Source : Robert S. McNamara (1992). “The Changing Nature of Global Security and Its Impact on South Asia”
“It's hard enough to get any movie made, and when you take on these tough genres - and I've done it a couple times - it just makes the whole struggle more.”

Source : Interview with Jim "Stax" Vejvoda, www.ign.com. March 21, 2003.
“Typically, when you're with your friends, premises are coming up left and right. But when you're on stage, you must create the premise. So you have to create the premise, paint the picture and then deliver the punch line.”
“As the bonfires of knowledge grow brighter, the more the darkness is revealed to our startled eyes.”

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