Quote by Nelson Algren
Never play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat at a place calle

Never play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat at a place called Moms. Never sleep with a woman whose troubles are worse than your own. – Nelson Algren

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The avocation of assessing the failures of better men can be turned into a comfortable livelihood, providing you back it up with a Ph.D. – Nelson Algren

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Criticism
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I went out there for a thousand a week, and I worked Monday, and I got fired Wednesday. The guy that hired me was out of town Tuesday. – Nelson Algren

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Hollywood
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The hard necessity of bringing the judge on the bench down into the dock has been the peculiar responsibility of the writer in all ages of man. – Nelson Algren

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I never liked apples. In fact, when I was a little girl, my mom wanted to give me apples in my lunch box and I would ask for green peppers. So bizarre… Its funny – I dont have an apple a day, but I can say that I have a few a week. – Lana Parrilla

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My mom started smoking when she was 11. She went to the hill next door to try her first cigarette. She set the entire hill on fire, but it didnt deter her. – Loni Anderson

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Im a mom first. – Mindy McCready

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I am a single mom and Im the breadwinner and I have to work and I have to do these things and thats just the way it is. I dont think my son even knows any different. – Charisma Carpenter

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Marriage is an adventure, like going to war. – Gilbert K. Chesterton

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People are never free of trying to be content. – Murray Bookchin

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War paralyzes your courage and deadens the spirit of true manhood. – Alexander Berkman

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