"There is a shabby nobility in failing all…" — Jay McInerney

"There is a shabby nobility in failing all by yourself."

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52 Quotes by Jay McInerney

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Delia's arms were inscribed with a grid of self- inflicted wounds, an intricate text of self-loathing
I think men talk to women so they can sleep with them and women sleep with men so they can…
He insisted on a single trade secret: that you had to survive, find some quiet, and work hard every day.
You have friends who actually care about you and speak the language of the inner self. You have avoided them…
You keep thinking that with practice you will eventually get the knack of enjoying superficial encounters, that you will stop…
Your presence here is is only a matter of conducting an experiment in limits, reminding yourself of what you aren’t.
If it's red, French, costs too much, and tastes like the water that's left in the vase after the flowers…
A modest critique of an age in which an actor is the President, in which fashion models are asked for…
Tim Thornton's portrait of a pop culture obsession is so convincing that one can't help wishing that his fictional alt…
A creative writing program is only as good as its teachers, and I was fortunate in having two great writers…
There aren't many shy writers left.
Add anchovies to almost anything, in moderation, and it will taste better.

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Total loyalty is possible only when fidelity is emptied of all concrete content, from which changes of mind might naturally… — Hannah Arendt
No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our… — Hannah Arendt
The ultimate end of human acts is eudaimonia, happiness in the sense of living well, which all men desire; all… — Hannah Arendt
The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes… — Hannah Arendt
Where all are guilty, no one is; confessions of collective guilt are the best possible safeguard against the discovery of… — Hannah Arendt
We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and… — Hannah Arendt
I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is… — Pietro Aretino
We must all make peace so that we can all live in peace. — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela,… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
A friend to all is a friend to none. — Aristotle

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