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“Here’s what I believe. Shit fucking happens. That’s rule one. Everybody walking the planet knows that. Rule two: things rarely turn out the way you planned. Three: everybody gets knocked down. Four, and most important of all: after you take those shots, it’s time to stand up and walk on—to continue to live.”
― It's So Easy: And Other Lies
― It's So Easy: And Other Lies
“Start every day with a clear conscience,” he said. “You should be able to wake up, go to the mirror in your bathroom, look yourself right in the eye, and say, ‘I didn’t lie to anyone I encountered yesterday,’ ‘I didn’t skirt an issue yesterday.’ If you lead an honest life, there are no regrets.”
― It's So Easy: And Other Lies
― It's So Easy: And Other Lies
“Eventually we found ourselves in the middle of an onion field. When you’re hungry and don’t know where and when your next meal is coming, you can eat almost anything. Those were the best damn onions I’ve ever eaten. At that moment they tasted as sweet as apples.”
― It's So Easy: And Other Lies
― It's So Easy: And Other Lies
“Он глуп, я в этом с вами не спорю, но, может быть, нормальный человек и должен быть глуп, почему вы знаете?”
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“Place pain in a steel box and let it float away,” Benny would say. “Pain will always be there—it’s how you deal with it that matters.”
― It's So Easy: And Other Lies
― It's So Easy: And Other Lies
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