“It ought to be plain how little you gain
by getting excited and vexed.
You'll always be late for the previous train,
and always on time for the next.”
―
by getting excited and vexed.
You'll always be late for the previous train,
and always on time for the next.”
―
“To think but nobly of my grandmother: Good wombs have borne bad sons.”
― The Tempest
― The Tempest
“Do the most difficult thing if that is what will pay you. Dust the Rust if you Must. Success never comes with ease.”
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“Like the waters of the river, like the motorists on the highway, and like the yellow trains streaking down the Santa Fe tracks, drama, in the shape of exceptional happenings, had never stopped there.”
― In Cold Blood
― In Cold Blood
“Accept who you are. Unless you're a serial killer.”
― Seriously... I'm Kidding
― Seriously... I'm Kidding
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