Dennis Lehane Quotes
Don't get me wrong, I love literary fiction. It's faux literary fiction I can't stand.
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The first function of a book review should be, I believe, to give some idea of the contents and character of the book.
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Armenian folklore has it that three apples fell from Heaven: one for the teller of a story, one for the listener, and the third for the one who 'took it to heart.' What a pity Heaven awarded no apple to the one who wrote the story down.
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I was at a ballpark as much as I was in school. I was on a basketball court or football field as much as I was in school, so I definitely was receiving mentorship when it came to coaches, my father, my grandfather, and my uncles.
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A good leader must be fair.
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The one thing I am now sure of is that if there is such a thing as destiny, it is a result of our passion, be that for money, power, or love. Passion, for better or worse.
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We've always believed in our music.
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You know sometimes it's not the bigger roles that give you the most satisfaction, yeah?
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Africa's mineral wealth is great; we should co-operate in its development.
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In France, I found there is a lot of attention to the little details and to the quality of life.
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Nothing leads so straight to futility as literary ambitions without systematic knowledge.
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It's very easy to run a good 200 m. after an appalling shot put.
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Life is measured in love and positive contributions and moments of grace.
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I know Penny Toler and coach Ross have worked hard to put together a strong team this year, and I am ready to start the season with my teammates.
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Is it right to shoot the poor prostitute or a woman who is unfaithful to her husband, or a man who loves another man?
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The Internet is crazy, and I love it!
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What I have experienced over time is that environmental problems are easier to deal with in ways that don't go into their interconnections to the rest of what we are.
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I think I'm being conservative when I say there are more people playing soccer in the United States than in 90% of the world's other countries, probably 95%.
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I do not want to speak about overpopulation or birth control, but I think education is the way to give new impetus to the poverty question.
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Repetition every day. That's something the great ones do is never get complacent.
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My pacifism is an instinctive feeling, a feeling that possesses me because the murder of men is disgusting. My attitude is not derived from any intellectual theory but is based on my deepest antipathy to every kind of cruelty and hatred.
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The fact is that when it comes to judgment as to what should be secret and what should not be secret, Julian Assange's judgment has been pretty good so far.
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Shortly after I turned 13, Child Welfare took me into care. I was sent to a residential centre where girls with behavioural problems were 'evaluated'. My time there comes back to me now only in flashes of smells, images and sounds.
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I have never had a great love of the music business, I never have.
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Don't get me wrong, I love literary fiction. It's faux literary fiction I can't stand.
