They say that gambling addicts get their adrenaline rush at the moment the bet is placed. Winning is secondary, but to live knowing that a game is underway and you don’t have any action on it, nothing at stake, was unbearable.
“Absence is supposed to make the heart grow fonder,”
― Room 119: The Whitby Trader
― Room 119: The Whitby Trader
“People don't read any more. It's a sad state of affairs. Reading's the only thing that allows you to use your imagination. When you watch films it's someone else's vision, isn't it?"
[Interview in The Independent, 15 October 2005]”
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[Interview in The Independent, 15 October 2005]”
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“live each day like it’s the first day you met. Otherwise you’ll never know where it all went wrong. Before you know it, you’ll be playing catch up and trying to find a way to put things right.”
― Room 119: The Whitby Trader
― Room 119: The Whitby Trader
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