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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To put away one's own original thoughts in order to take up a book is a sin against the Holy Ghost.
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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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But France's powerful armies, and a very large number of fortresses, ensure that the French Sovereign will possess the throne forever, and they do not have anything to fear now concerning internal wars or their neighbors invading France.
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I watched her walk away, first thinking: good riddance – who needs this abuse? And then after a minute thinking: she never really understood me anyway. Which rapidly changed to: I never understood her at all. And before long I was watching her small back disappear and thinking: there goes the only person who ever gave a damn about me.
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I really like Iceland. One of the nicest things about it is that I hardly ever had to reach for my credit card. There's practically nothing there to go shopping for.
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That tv box has a tremendous capacity to reach people.
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The mother's yearning, that completest type of the life in another life which is the essence of real human love, feels the presence of the cherished child even in the debased, degraded man.
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Don't get me wrong, I love literary fiction. It's faux literary fiction I can't stand.
