"And I said to myself that he was the first thing that I had ever missed in my life."

-- Charles Bukowski

#Firsts Quotes #Said Quotes

“The world is holy. We are holy. All life is holy. Daily prayers are delivered on the lips of breaking waves, the whisperings of grasses, the shimmering of leaves.”
“My encounters with racism are sort of second-hand situations where I might be standing around with a group of white friends and someone makes a comment that they wouldn't make at my family reunion.”
“Before you pledge your undying love to someone, make them promise they won't die.”
“I didn't do anything during the game. I only had one shot on goal and I did not create any chances. I was horrible. Maybe I should have left the pitch earlier.”

Source : "Rob and Pet Are Crocked" by David Anderson, www.mirror.co.uk. October 17, 2008.
“Energy and motion made visible â€“ memories arrested in space”

Source : "Abstract Expressionism (World of Art)". Book by David Anfam, p. 121, 1990.
“I've given these guys the blueprint on how to win a premiership, now I just have to be patient until they're ready.”
“Writing is a lonely job, unless you're a drinker, in which case you always have a friend within reach.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“The thing that influenced me most was the way Tommy played his trombone. It was my idea to make my voice work in the same way as a trombone or violin-not sounding like them, but "playing" the voice like those instrumentalists.”

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