"I have learned some things. Modern life is warfare without end: take no prisoners, leave no wounded, eat the dead--that's environmentally sound."

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Source : FaceBook post by James Crumley from Mar 18, 2016

James Crumley

#Sound Quotes #Warfare Quotes #Modern Life Quotes

“I have a wife and anything. That's the arrangement we have. I have a wife, and she's cool. And also I have anything I want.”
“You wish for something, you've wanted it for years, and you're sure you want it, as long as you know you can't have it. But if all at once it looks as though your wish might come true, you suddenly find yourself wishing you had never wished for any such thing.”
“To me, if you're lucky enough to make stuff that people will pay money for, do a good job. Really do a good job. Especially if you're talking about real stuff, like terror atrocities and human rights abuses and pencil-sharpening techniques.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“I absolutely don't believe in anything. Full stop. Including luck.”
“The man who lets a leader prescribe his course is a wreck being towed to the scrap heap.”
“I do, but I don't like doing that. I would do it out of hate or anger. I would do it because some- one was pushing my buttons, but really I don't want to break my back in some European city while everyone else is drinking espresso. I only do it because someone refused to pay for the shipping, or something like that. I don't want to let a whole city of people down.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I couldn't speak enough Spanish. I couldn't make myself understood on that club.”
“It is the first time in the history of Rwanda that political change in the highest leadership of the country has taken place in peace and security.”

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