"I really enjoy writing novels. Its like the ocean. You can just build a boat and take off."

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Denis Johnson

#Ocean Quotes #Writing Quotes #Boat Quotes

“Only one thing counts in this life - get them to sign on the line that is dotted.”

Source : "Fictional character: Blake". Glengarry Glen Ross, www.imdb.com. 1992.
“And, since they are theater people, they are all talking. All of them. Simultaneously. They do not need to be heard; they only need to be speaking.”
“Try to always stay focused on the objectives that are possible and the positive - and on having fun outside of the stuff that's going on in Washington.”
“Only philosophers embark on this perilous expedition to the outermost reaches of language and existence. Some of them fall off, but others cling on desperately and yell at the people nestling deep in the snug softness, stuffing themselves with delicious food and drink. 'Ladies and Gentlemen,' they yell, 'we are floating in space!' But none of the people down there care”
“Let us draw a lesson from nature, which always works by short ways. When the fruit is ripe, it falls.”
“The joys of love...last only a moment. The sorrows of love last all the life long.”
“I'm a big believer in that old cliché of thinking globally and acting locally.”
“You can make something of your life, it just depends on your drive.”

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