"In the alluvial sweep of the land, I……" — James Lee Burke
"In the alluvial sweep of the land, I thought I could see the past and the present and the future all at once, as though time were not sequential in nature but took place without a beginning or an end, like a flash of green light rippling outward from the center of creation, not unlike a dream inside the mind of God."
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55 Quotes by James Lee Burke
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There's nothing like rejection to make you do an inventory of yourself.
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We decry violence all the time in this country, but look at our history. We were born in a violent…
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I used to save all my rejection slips because I told myself, one day I'm going to autograph these and…
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Never read bad stuff if you're an artist; it will impair your own game. I don't know if you ever…
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...and I wonder if there is any way to adequately describe the folly that causes us to undo all the…
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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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I believe the causes that create them [serial killers] are theological in nature, rather than societal. I believe they make…
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I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is…
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We must all make peace so that we can all live in peace.
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Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
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A friend to all is a friend to none.
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