"Writing is like a contact sport, like football. You can get hurt, but you enjoy it."

-- Irwin Shaw

#Sports Quotes #Football Quotes #Hurt Quotes

“I didn't choose to write a military man as much as Vince Haven chose me.”
“At at any point in time, knowing what has to get done, and when, creates a terrain for maneuvering.”
“The main problem in developing a deep prayer life is by far the failure to live the radicality of the Gospel, hour by hour and day by day.”

Source : Thomas Dubay (1981). “Happy Are You Poor”
“The main trouble with despair is that it is self-fulfilling.”
“Love has no place for idealization.”

Source : Sudhir Kakar (2008). “The Seeker: A Novel”, p.118, Shambhala Publications
“I didn't know you were having a hard time. I really am unqualified to be a teacher. Hurting you there...I'm really sorry.”
“In the long course of history, having people who understand your thought is much greater security than another submarine.”
“I prefer it when the conductor follows me. It is more difficult to work with a conductor who does not listen - even if I understand that sometimes it makes sense when one person is ruling everything. But for bel canto, I have to have a conductor who listens and supports me.”

Source : "Anna Netrebko: quotable quotes". Interview with Tom Service, www.theguardian.com. June 17, 2010.

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