"When I sit down to write, I don't think about writing about an idea or a given message. I just try to write a story which is hard enough."

-- Jhumpa Lahiri

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“Among all the wisdom and facts I learned from Giannon, I also learned the loneliness of incarnation, in which there is inevitably a separation of souls because of the uniqueness of our faces and our experiences. And I learned also the moments when the current of my life joins the current of another life, and I can glimpse for a moment the one flowing body of water we all compose.”

Source : Kate Horsley (2002). “Confessions of a Pagan Nun: A Novel”, p.86, Shambhala Publications
“The NFL sort of reminds me of the tobacco companies, pre-'90s, when they kept saying, 'No, there is no link between smoking and damage to your health'.”
“People like myself say, 'Fix the problem. Put him in the general [prison] population. The moral prisoners will deal with him in a way we don't have the nerve to do.'”
“The dreams are that you're gonna have a great series and win. The nightmares are that you're gonna let the winning run score on a ground ball through your legs. Those things happen, you know. I think a lot of it is just fate.”

Source : Interview with Don Shane (October 6, 1986), as quoted in "What Bill Buckner Said 19 Days Before Game Six of the '86 World Series" by Jason English, mentalfloss.com. October 25, 2011.
“Once you have made it, you will understand that any business is limited in the challenges it offers. You will want and need other games to play, so you will look for other ventures to hold your interest.”
“Few men in their 70s looked as good as my father did. What was his secret? Genes, maybe, since he didn't exercise or diet, and he kept a candy drawer, drank a pot of black coffee every day, and read in the middle of the night. Still, he took such joy in being a dad - and in life in general - and his happiness showed.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“You know these love letters mix with whisky, just don't light a match when you kiss me.”
“You don't need candlelight and fireside glow to make Christmas happen. Trees, ornaments, gifts, and all of it are splendid embellishments. Not necessary, but so very nice. It's Him...It's priceless to discover the pleasure of His company...May your home know something of all this glory during these days.”

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