"Hackberry Holland's greatest fear was his fellow man's……" — James Lee Burke
"Hackberry Holland's greatest fear was his fellow man's propensity to act collectively, in militaristic lockstep, under the banner of God and country. Mobs did not rush across town to do good deeds, and in Hackberry's view, there was no more odious taint on any social or political endeavor than universal approval."
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55 Quotes by James Lee Burke
James Lee Burke has 55 quotes on this site.
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There's nothing like rejection to make you do an inventory of yourself.
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Every rejection is incremental payment on your dues that in some way will be translated back into your work.
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Is there a design in the events of our lives? Or do things just happen, much like a junk yard…
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That's one of the great advantages of age. You can say, I don't want to, I don't care, you can…
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When you find the right people, you never let go. The people who count are the ones who are your…
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There is no higher form of artistic expression then film
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But the participants [in war] never forgot the details of their experience, and like the Wandering Jew, they were condemned…
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