English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Tobias Wolff Quotes

Tobias Wolff quote: "Memory is funny. Once you hit a vein the problem is not how to..."

Memory is funny. Once you hit a vein the problem is not how to remember but how to control the flow.

Tobias Wolff

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

Rebecca Lobo quote: "Ridiculous stuff happens when I travel."
Ridiculous stuff happens when I travel. Rebecca Lobo
Maya Angelou quote: "How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our..."
How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes! Maya Angelou
An Army is a collection of armed men obliged to obey one man. Every change in the rules which impairs the principle weakens the army. William Tecumseh Sherman
In video you are starting with nothing but a black screen. There's no game there. With pinball you at least start with that basic concept, but not with video. The challenge of going from no game to something today is only different because you have to create something so damn fun people will pay $1.00 every two minutes to play it. Eugene Jarvis
Douglas Dunn quote: "Reading a poem aloud to an audience is gestural as much as..."
Reading a poem aloud to an audience is gestural as much as precise. Douglas Dunn
Charlotte Bronte quote: "with the book on my knee , i was happy ,i feared nothing..."
with the book on my knee , i was happy ,i feared nothing except interruption. Charlotte Bronte
Andre Agassi quote: "we start the year on the other side of the world, at the..."
...we start the year on the other side of the world, at the Australian Open, and then just chase the sun. Andre Agassi
Jorge Luis Borges quote: "To refute him is to become contaminated with unreality."
To refute him is to become contaminated with unreality. Jorge Luis Borges
Tom Moody quote: "It's a disappointment to lose key players. On the other hand..."
It's a disappointment to lose key players. On the other hand it creates an opportunity to play other players. Tom Moody
He who gives himself up like a prisoner of war must give up his weapons as well. And deprived in advance of defense against a possible blow, he cannot help wondering when the blow will fall. Milan Kundera
Simone de Beauvoir quote: "What is an adult? A child blown up by age."
What is an adult? A child blown up by age. Simone de Beauvoir
Henry Ford quote: "Speculation into thing already produced that is not business"
Speculation into thing already produced that is not business Henry Ford
Where the stakes are the highest, in the war on terror, we cannot possibly succeed without extraordinary international cooperation. Effective international police actions require the highest degree of intelligence sharing, planning and collaborative enforcement. Barack Obama
Pat Conroy quote: "Walking the streets of Charleston in the late afternoons of..."
Walking the streets of Charleston in the late afternoons of August was like walking through gauze or inhaling damaged silk. Pat Conroy
We don't need to shift our responsibilities onto the shoulders of some deified Spiritual Superman, or sit around and wait for Fate to come knocking at the door. We simply need to believe in the power that's within us, and use it. When we do that, and stop imitating others and competing against them, things begin to work for us. Benjamin Hoff