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One day you'll have a quiet heart.

James Lee Burke

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James Lee Burke
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: December 5
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Houston
Texas
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Heart

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Success, like fashion, is a fickle companion and can leave one in the wink of an eye.
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That's one of the great advantages of age. You can say, I don't want to, I don't care, you can throw temper tantrums, and nobody minds.
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We gain no wisdom by imposing our way on others.
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Age is a clever thief. It takes a little from you each day, so you're not aware of your loss until it'd irreversible.
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We all end up in the same place. Some sonner than others.
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Write for the love of your art. Someplace down the road, the money, the fame, they'll come, but by that time you won't be thinking in terms of money or fame.
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To misuse one's talent, to be cavalier about it, to set it aside because of fear or sloth is unpardonable.
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Hackberry Holland's greatest fear was his fellow man's propensity to act collectively, in militaristic lockstep, under the banner of God and country. Mobs did not rush across town to do good deeds, and in Hackberry's view, there was no more odious taint on any social or political endeavor than universal approval.
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Age is a peculiar kind of thief. It slips up on you and steps inside your skin and is so quiet and methodical in its work that you never realize it has stolen your youth until you look into the mirror one morning and see a man you don't recognize.
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You have two choices in life. You either die or do something with your time. You're going to be doing something - why not write?
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