"Fiction gives us a second chance that life denies us."

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Source : New York Times, July 28, 1976.

Paul Theroux

#Second Chance Quotes #Giving Quotes #Fiction Quotes

“Mere unorthodoxy or dissent from the prevailing mores is not to be condemned. The absence of such voices would be a symptom of grave illness to our society.”
“When there is nothing, there is the possibility of everything.”
“Be thankful for problems. If they were less difficult, someone with less ability might have your job.”
“I am really and truly frightened by the collapse of support for the Republican Party by the young and the educated.”
“The American Dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement.”

Source : James Truslow Adams (2017). “The Epic of America”, p.258, Routledge
“Whenever you are ready, or if you never are, my heart is yours, until Death do us part. Whatever that may mean when consorting with one of Deathâ€™s handmaidens.”
“I can't even say I've begun yet, but I'm trying on the idea that there is a book in my future.”
“Destiny is our will, and our will is nature.”

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