Happiness Quote by Tobias Wolff Download Open image ““Happiness is endless hapiness, innocent of its own sure passing. Pain is endless pain.”” — Tobias Wolff ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Happiness Pain
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Because I don't have to be careful of people's feelings when I teach literature, and I do when I'm teaching writing. — Tobias Wolff Copy Share Image
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I was giving up--being realistic, as people liked to say, meaning the same thing. Being realistic made me feel bitter. — Tobias Wolff Copy Share Image
“Lose Faith. Pray anyway. Persist. We are made to persist, to complete the whole tour. That's how we find out who we are.” — Tobias Wolff Copy Share Image
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