Bentley Little Quotes
In real life, good people die all the time and a**holes can live long and happy lives. It's a crapshoot.
Quotes to Explore
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I like the challenge of creating a world with only sentences.
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If a man is terrified, it's up to me to dispel that terror.
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I know about the sweet home. I went to school with 'em boys, what became Lynyrd Skynyrd; I knew Allen Collins, the skinny girl-beautiful guitarist. I put Allen Collins in every travel piece I do. Travel writing is harrowing, going to Bermuda with a banjo on my knee.
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Build your self-esteem by recalling all the ways you have succeeded, and your brain will be filled with images of you making your achievements happen again and again. Give yourself permission to toot your own horn, and don't wait for anyone to praise you.
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You know how Van Nuys got its name? Well, one day my little old Jewish mother was visiting me, and I took her to the top of the Hollywood Hills and had her view the valley below just at sunset. Well, mama, what would you call that? And she said, Ver nize.
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They say my public persona don't have enough appeal, I take a lesson from Kanye and give 'em something real.
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Singing and entertainment are now my first priority.
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The only real power comes out of a long rifle.
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Every man is more than just himself; he also represents the unique, the very special and always significant and remarkable point at which the world's phenomena intersect, only once in this way, and never again.
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I was a smart kid, but I hated school.
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The older you get, the more yourself you can be and the less worried you are about what other people think.
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Doesn't surprise me," Nana snorted. "I wouldn't put anything past your late husband." "He's not dead, Nana." Nana sighed. "Hope springs eternal.
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I'm not really a food connoisseur.
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Except for certain moments - when cells are dividing, for instance - chromosomes don't form compact, countable bodies inside cells. Instead, they unravel and flop about, which makes counting chromosomes a bit like counting strands of ramen in a bowl.
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In revolt against this new and very evil thing came the republicanism of the eighteenth century, inspired and directed in large measure by members of the fast perishing aristocracy of race, character and tradition.
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Most of the good people of my generation... had offers to become editors, but the thought of going inside was just absolutely horrifying.
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Grab the good people around you. Don't let them go.
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In real life, good people die all the time and a**holes can live long and happy lives. It's a crapshoot.
