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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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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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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There is a finite group of major financial players... and overall, the best thing for all of us is to be in an industry that's well respected, well regarded, and well thought of.
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You are sure your enemy is stupid because he doesn't do things as you would do them. It will make you careless, and your enemy will surprise you.
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Just as it sometimes happens that deformed offspring are produced by deformed parents, and sometimes not, so the offspring produced by a female are sometimes female, sometimes not, but male, because the female is as it were a deformed male.
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I mean, you may cause others a spot of bother by your weaknesses, perhaps, but coping with you may possibly increase their strength and sympathy. But if you sin deliberately, even if it seems only against yourself--well--you won't be the only one to suffer. You may even be the one who suffers least.
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We've got 942 friends on Facebook, but when was the last time we spent an afternoon sitting in High Park with one of them?
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I love seeing America vote, through the prism of my older working class neighborhood in Riverside, California.
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Don't get me wrong, I love literary fiction. It's faux literary fiction I can't stand.
