"A writer needs four things to achieve greatness,……" — Jess Walter
"A writer needs four things to achieve greatness, Pasquale: desire, disappointment, and the sea.” “That’s only three.” Alvis finished his wine. “You have to do disappointment twice."
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38 Quotes by Jess Walter
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You have to do disappointment twice.
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All we have is the story we tell. Everything we do, every decision we make, our strength, weakness, motivation, history,…
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At peace? Who but the insane would ever be at peace? What person who has enjoyed life could possibly think…
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I pretty much drink a cup of coffee, write in my journal for a while, and then sit at a…
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Maybe every couple lived in the gaps between conversations, unable to say the important things for fear they had already…
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If a police officer arrests a mime, does he need to tell him he has the right to remain silent.
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What business does memory have with time?
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Life, he thought, is a blatant act of imagination.
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There are only two good outcomes for a quest like this, the hope of the serendipitous savant — sail for…
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Sometimes what we want to do and what we must do are not the same. Pasquo, the smaller the space…
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Stories are people. I'm a story, you're a story...your father is a story. Our stories go in every direction, but…
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Some memories remain close; you can shut your eyes and find yourself back in them. But there are second-person memories,…
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