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„Жить полной жизнью вопреки бедности значит победить бедность.“

„Люди, не зная сами, кто они такие есть, стараются помешать человеку стать тем, кем он должен быть.“

„В самых обычных, усталых, бестолковых, обозленных, неотесанных, грубых или даже бесчестных людях я искал редкостные, добрые, забавные черты – и находил.“

„Каждому суждено умереть, но я всегда думал, что для меня сделают исключение. И что?“

„Достойные люди хороши уже тем, что приходят к мудрости через провалы. Как известно, мы не очень умнеем от успехов.“

Уильям Сароян цитаты

„Помни, — сказала мать, — ты всегда должен делиться всем, что у тебя есть. Давать, даже когда безрассудно быть расточительным. Давать всем, с кем встретишься в жизни. Тогда никто не сможет тебя обокрасть, потому что, если ты сам даешь вору, он у тебя не украдет и перестанет быть вором. И чем больше ты будешь давать, тем больше у тебя останется.“

„Если я осуждаю человечество слишком много, то это от того, что слишком хорошо знаю себя.“

„Но запомни: хорошее не гибнет. Если бы это было не так, не земле не осталось бы людей, окончилась бы всякая жизнь. А мир полон людей, полон чудесной, удивительной жизни.“

„Красота материи в её несовершенстве. Только глупцы стремятся к совершенству, которое есть не что иное, как смерть. Пусть совершенство само гоняется за тобой. Тебе не нужно его искать.“

„Ах, как я молился, как мы молились! Шестеро из нас молились на армянском, четверо — на плохом английском, и один — на русском.“

„Весь наш первый месяц в Нью-Йорке стояла жара, но это ничего, потому что я жару люблю. Холод я тоже люблю. Но когда жара, я люблю жару.“

Эта цитата ждет обзора.

„Всё-таки жаль, что не придумали такой премии для писателей, которым удается воздержаться от соблазна подарить миру ещё одну негодную книгу.“

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Источник: роман

“My writing is careless, but all through it is something that is good, that is mine alone, that no other writer could ever achieve.”

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