"The only thing in the world worth a damn is the strange, touching, pathetic, awesome nobility of the individual human spirit."

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Source : John D MacDonald (2013). “Bright Orange for the Shroud: Introduction by Lee Child: Travis McGee”, p.5, Random House

John D. MacDonald

#Touching Quotes #World Quotes #Spirit Quotes

“When I was younger, I would go to auditions to have the opportunity to audition, which would mean another chance to get up there and try out my stuff, or try out what I learned and see how it worked with an audience, because where are you gonna get an audience?”
“In my darkest night, when the moon was covered and I roamed through wreckage, a nimbus-clouded voice directed me: "Live in the layers,not on the litter." Though I lack the art to decipher it. no doubt the next chapter in my book of transformations is already written. I am not done with my changes”
“Even the distribution of rations leaves much to be desired; the fatigue party, well-intentioned and sympathetic though it be, often finds itself short of provisions.”

Source : MacGill, Patrick (2017). “The Amateur Army”, p.12, Read Books Ltd
“I get the strange urge to hit my head against the wall. Other people's sobs make me feel uncomfortable.”
“A few years ago, I thought, I'll never make it. I started to go to the doctor to help me lose weight.”
“Those authors who appear sometimes to forget they are writers, and remember they are men, will be our favorites.”
“The ordinary literary man, even though he be an eminent historian, is ill-fitted to be a mentor in affairs of government. For... things are for the most part very simple in books, and in practical life very complex.”
“My technique, starting with a quick outline in pencil, is designed to record first impressions, with no time for second thoughts.”

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