To persevere is always a reflection of the state of one's inner life, one's philosophy and one's perspective - David Guterson - Quotesmemo.com

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Grief. . . gives life a permanently provisional feeling. It doesn't seem worth starting anything. I can't settle down. I yawn, I fidget, I smoke too much. Up till this I always had too little time. Now there is nothing but time. Almost pure time, empty successiveness.

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David Guterson

To persevere is always a reflection of the state of one's inner life, one's philosophy and one's perspective

Inner, Persevere, Perspective, Philosophy, Reflection, State

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Even though I may not intend it when I set out to write the book, these places just emerge as major players in what I'm doing, almost as if they are insisting on it.

Book, Player, Set, Though, Writing

I have traveled the entire state and spent a lot of time out of doors. So I have known the landscape of the Columbia Basin for quite a while, and I have had this strong feeling about it for many years.

Basin, Doors, Strong, Time, Traveled, Years

I often heard about his cases and I often sat in on his trials. In the late 1960s when I was growing up I wanted to be a crusader like him but I didn't want to wear a suit and commute.

Crusader, Growing Up, Literature, Sat, Trials

My book is traditional. It runs counter to the post-modern spirit.

Book, Literature, Running, Runs, Traditional

The real question is: How do you react? What do you do next? Evade responsibilities? Bury yourself in work? What do you do? All three of my novels take up that question, although none gives an answer.

Although, Giving, Real, Responsibility, Three, Work

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Grief. . . gives life a permanently provisional feeling. It doesn't seem worth starting anything. I can't settle down. I yawn, I fidget, I smoke too much. Up till this I always had too little time. Now there is nothing but time. Almost pure time, empty successiveness.

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The so-called sexual revolution is not, as advertised, a liberation of sexual behavior but rather its reversal. In former days, even under Victoria, sexual intercourse was the natural end and culmination of heterosexual relations. Now one begins with genital overtures instead of a handshake, then waits to see what will turn up (e. g. , might become friends later). Like dogs greeting each other nose to tail and tail to nose.

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