Stephen Elliott quotes
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“A stranger can see in an instant something in you that you might spend years learning about yourself. How awful we all are when we look at ourselves under a light, finally seeing our reflections. How little we know about ourselves. How much forgiveness it must take to love a person, to choose not to see their flaws, or to see those flaws and love the person anyway. If you never forgive you’ll always be alone.”
-- Stephen ElliottSource : Stephen Elliott (2010). “The Adderall Diaries: A Memoir of Moods, Masochism, and Murder (Large Print 16pt)”, p.158, ReadHowYouWant.com
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“You'd be amazed how much fun you can have if you get out of your own head. The problem is that now people are only interested in themselves. What we have is a non-voting generation. That's what they should call you guys, the non-voting generation. You think you can't fix anything until you fix yourselves. Well, let me be the first to tell you, you will never fix yourselves. p.32”
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“What we remember, and how we order and interpret what we believe to be true, are what shapes who we are.”
-- Stephen ElliottSource : Stephen Elliott (2010). “The Adderall Diaries: A Memoir of Moods, Masochism, and Murder (Large Print 16pt)”, p.245, ReadHowYouWant.com
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“If you never forgive you'll always be alone.”
-- Stephen ElliottSource : Stephen Elliott (2010). “The Adderall Diaries: A Memoir of Moods, Masochism, and Murder (Large Print 16pt)”, p.158, ReadHowYouWant.com
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“In every book I ever wrote the point was to do as much as you could after coming to terms with your limitations.”
-- Stephen ElliottSource : Stephen Elliott (2010). “The Adderall Diaries: A Memoir of Moods, Masochism, and Murder (Large Print 16pt)”, p.237, ReadHowYouWant.com
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“The best book I read in 2007 was Stoner by John Williams. It’s perhaps the best book I’ve read in years.”
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“That’s why you have to write your book right now, if that’s what you want to do. If you wait until you have the time, and the security, you might not want to do it. You’re in a race against your own enthusiasm. Don’t put it off because someone told you it’s never too late. That’s the worst lie. It’s never too late today, but it’s often too late tomorrow.”
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“Tom Kealey might be my favorite short story writer and this astonishing collection is long overdue.”
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“All our first movements are good, generous, heroical; reflection weakens and kills them.”
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“Well, it's a good life and a good world, all said and done, if you don't weaken.”
Source : "Working class heroes" by Shirley Dent, www.theguardian.com. July 30, 2008.
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Source : A. J. Jacobs (2004). “The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World”, p.56, Simon and Schuster
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Source : A. J. Jacobs (2012). “Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection”, p.27, Simon and Schuster
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Source : A. E. Housman (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of A. E. Housman (Illustrated)”, p.6, Delphi Classics
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Source : Abbi Glines, Colleen Hoover, Jamie McGuire (2013). “The Atria Indie Lovers Collection: Twisted Perfection, Losing Hope, and Red Hill”, p.205, Simon and Schuster
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