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You always find things you didn't know you were going to say, and that is the adventure...
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Among the repulsions of atheism for me has been its drastic un-interestingness as an intellectual position. Where was the ingenuity, the ambiguity,…
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The golf swing is like a suitcase into which we are trying to pack one too many things.
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I imagine most of that stuff on the information highway is roadkill anyway.
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I assume my stance, and take back the club, low, slowly; at the top, my eyes fog over, and my joints dip…
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In memory's telephoto lens, far objects are magnified.
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Without rain, there would be no life.
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Natural beauty is essentially temporary and sad, hence the impression of obscene mockery which artificial flowers give us.
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Many men are more faithful to their golf partners than to their wives and have stuck with them longer.
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What other sport holds out hope of improvement to a man or a woman over fifty? True, the pros begin to falter…
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"Hit it with the back of your left hand" was the first swing thought I ever heard, brusquely bu not unlovingly put…
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...as all souls are equal before their Maker, a two inch putt counts the same as a 250 yard drive. There is…
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Writing makes you feel that there is a reason to go on living. If I couldn't write, I would stop breathing.
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Easy writing makes hard reading.
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I've never been much of a craftsman, in an educated way. But I think just the experience of writing makes the avenues…
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The profession of book writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business.
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So this is why I write. Because most times, your life isn’t funny the first time through. Most times, you can hardly…
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Writing makes no noise, except groans, and it can be done everywhere, and it is done alone.
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Writing makes you more human.
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I directed my first music video for Sara Bareilles. I like writing and directing. I co-wrote '21 Jump Street' and I'm in…
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