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Quote by William Goldman

“Who are you?" "No one of consequence." "I must know." "Get used to disappointment.”

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William Goldman is an American novelist born on August 12, 1931. His works are known for their humor, wit, and profound social insight, with notable titles including 'The Maltese Falcon' and 'The Shawshank Redemption'. more

“If we affirm one moment, we thus affirm not only ourselves but all existence. For nothing is self-sufficient, neither in us ourselves nor in things; and if our soul has trembled with happiness and sounded like a harp string just once, all eternity was needed to produce this one event - and in this single moment of affirmation all eternity was called good, redeemed, justified, and affirmed.”

Ifs Soul Self Moments Existence Events Produce Needed Eternity Chaos Sufficient Strings Affirmation Justified Redeemed Harps Self Sufficient

Author:Friedrich Nietzsche

“Be prepared for the worst, my love, for it lives next door to the best.”

Next Doors Worst Prepared Be Prepared

Book:The Complete Lumatere Chronicles

Source: The Complete Lumatere Chronicles

“In a way fighting was just like using magic. You said the words, and they altered the universe. By merely speaking you could create damage and pain, cause tears to fall, drive people away, make yourself feel better, make your life worse.”

People Way Feels Said Pain Fall Fighting Universe Causes Magic Tears Damage Feel Better Altered

Book:The Magicians Trilogy

Source: The Magicians Trilogy

“I knew that I had been partially right in the storeroom above the bar on Christmas Day. Whoever I had become had to die.”

Dies Bars Christmas Christmas Day

Author:Craig Ferguson

“I had lived in fear of the fabled terrifying visions that assail chronic drinkers, but which had not yet attacked me.”

Vision Drinkers

Author:Craig Ferguson

“Whether I or anyone else accepted the concept of alcoholism as a disease didn't matter; what mattered was that when treated as a disease, those who suffered from it were most likely to recover.”

Matter Disease Concepts Addiction Alcohol Accepted Treated Recovery Alcoholism Drug Addiction Alcohol Addiction

Author:Craig Ferguson

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