Source: Shutter Island
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Famous Dennis Lehane Quotes
Source: A Drink Before The War
“It's hard to close the door on optimistic expectations when you love someone.”
Source: A Drink Before The War
“Maybe there are some things we were put on this earth not to know.”
“There are so many more important things to worry about than how you're perceived by strangers.”
“In Greek tragedy, they fall from great heights. In noir, they fall from the curb.”
Source: Live by Night: A Novel
“The foundation of your life is luck. Hard work and talent make up the difference.”
“Which would be worse - to live as a monster, or to die as a good man?”
“Choice, I've always believed, is all that separates us from animals.”
Source: Gone, Baby, Gone
“The loneliness of another can be shocking when it lays itself bare without warning.”
Source: Prayers For Rain