Quote by John McGahern
When I was in my 20s it did occur to me that there was something p

When I was in my 20s it did occur to me that there was something perverted about an attitude that thought that killing somebody was a minor offence compared to kissing somebody. – John McGahern

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When I start to write, words have become physical presence. It was to see if I could bring that private world to life that found its first expression through reading. I really dislike the romantic notion of the artist. – John McGahern

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I got a simple rule about everybody. If you dont treat me right — shame on you! – Louis Armstrong

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The townspeople outside the reservations had a very superior attitude toward Indians, which was kind of funny, because they werent very wealthy they were on the fringes of society themselves. – James Welch

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To everyone is given the key to heaven; the same key opens the gates of hell. – Ancient Proverb

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Animals have a much better attitude to life and death than we do. They know when their time has come. We are the ones that suffer when they pass, but its a healing kind of grief that enables us to deal with other griefs that are not so easy to grab hold of. – Emmylou Harris

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When life is viewed as good, a bad day is easily absorbed. – Attributed to Neil Maxwell

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The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of all pleasures. – Luc De Clapiers

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