He sat up with a shout and a smile, and either one or the other (and sometimes both) remained on his lips for the rest of the day.
“You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world, and there's still going to be somebody who hates peaches.”
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“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!”
― The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967
― The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967
“Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.”
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“Surfaces are important,” he said. “Don’t make the mistake of thinking that answers can only be found in the depths of things. In their guts. Sometimes, what you are looking for is right there, written all over the face.”
― The Destructives
― The Destructives
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