"Reading (...) is an act of resistance in a landscape of distraction."

-- David L. Ulin

#Reading Quotes #Landscape Quotes #Resistance Quotes

“I walked all those miles, I learned all those lessons. It's as if my new life was the gift I got at the end of a long struggle.”
“Rowing is a sport for dreamers. As long as you put in the work, you can own the dream.”
“It's not just lies they're referring to. It's life. You can't run to another town, another place, another state. Whatever it is you're running from-it goes with you. It stays with you until you find out how to confront it.”
“When you write the story of two happy lovers, let the story be set on the banks of Lake Como.”
“It is the story that owns and directs us. It is the thing that makes us different from cattle; it is the mark on the face that sets one people apart from their neighbors.”
“Life is short. It's God's fault. Sorry.”
“We're programmed to believe that time is the enemy, that it takes away from us or that it diminishes us. I have found that it's done the opposite to me. Life is in perfect balance. It's just that our perception of it isn't.”
“The world will step aside for nearly anyone who has the courage of his of her opinions.”

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