J R Moehringer Quotes

“Time is a thief, but he's not subtle. He's a thug. And youth is a little old lady walking through the park with a pocketbook full of cash. You want to avoid being like youth? You want to keep time from robbing you? Hold on for dear life, boys. When time tries to snatch something from you, just grab tighter. Don't let go. That's what memory is. Not letting go.”
― J.R. Moehringer, Sutton

“I love to read sir. I always have. But when I walk into a library or a bookshop, I get overwhelmed. I don't know where to start.
Start anywhere.
How do I know what's worth my time and what's a waste?
None of it is waste. Any book is better than no book. Slowly, surely, one will lead you to another, which will lead you to the best.”
― J.R. Moehringer, Sutton

“Now look”, my mother said. “When I feel myself starting to worry, I just tell myself, I will not worry about something that will never happen, and that always calms me, because most of the things we worry about will never happen. Why don`t you give that a try?”
― J.R. Moehringer

“Money. Love. There's not a problem that isn't caused by one or the other. And there's not a problem that can't be solved by one or the other.”
― J.R. Moehringer, Sutton

“Did you know Socrates said we love whatever we lack? Or think we lack? Socrates? If you feel stupid, you'll fall for someone brainy. If you feel ugly, you'll flip your lid for someone who's easy on the eyes.”
― J.R. Moehringer, Sutton

“The glint of devilment in his bright blue eyes, so blue that the FBI once described them in bulletins as azure. It's the rare bank robber who moves the FBI to such lyricism.”
― J.R. Moehringer

“Yeah, says the Newsday reporter, he's a real pacifist. He's the Gandhi of Gangsters.”
― J.R. Moehringer, Sutton

“Bess and I had a talk. January 1919. Everything flowed from that talk, that moment. Everything. Look back on your life and see if you can pinpoint the moment when everything changed. If you can't? That means you haven't had your momemt yet, and you better hold on to your ass, it's coming.”
― J.R. Moehringer, Sutton

“Life is complicated, love isn't. If you need to think about it for one half second, you're not in love.”
― J.R. Moehringer, Sutton