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Jess Walter is an American author of six novels, a collection of short stories, and a non-fiction book. His books have been published in twenty-six countries and translated into twenty-eight languages. He is the recipient of the Edgar Allan Poe Award, among others, and was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2006. Wikipedia  

✵ 20. July 1965  •  Other names ג'ס וולטר
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Famous Jess Walter Quotes

“He found himself in habiting the vast, empty plateau where most people live, between boredom and contentment.”

Jess Walter book Beautiful Ruins

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“A writer needs four things to achieve greatness, Pasquale: desire, disappointment, and the sea.”
“That’s only three.”
Alvis finished his wine. “You have to do disappointment twice.”

Jess Walter book Beautiful Ruins

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“He wished he could reassure his mother: a man wants many things in life, but when one of them is also the right thing, he would be a fool not to choose it.”

Jess Walter book Beautiful Ruins

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“All we have is the story we tell. Everything we do, every decision we make, our strength, weakness, motivation, history, and character-what we believe-none of it is; it's all part of the story we tell. But here's the thing:”

Jess Walter book Beautiful Ruins

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“No one gets to tell you what your life means!”

Jess Walter book Beautiful Ruins

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“But I think some people wait forever, and only at the end of their lives do they realize that their life has happened while they were waiting for it to start.”

Jess Walter book Beautiful Ruins

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Jess Walter Quotes about life

“His life was two lives now: the life he would have and the life he would forever wonder about.”

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“This is what happens when you live in dreams, he thought: you dream this and you dream that and you sleep right through your life.”

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“Then she smiled, and in that instant, if such a thing were possible, Pasquale fell in love, and he would remain in love for the rest of his life--not so much with the woman, whom he didn't even know, but with the moment.”

Jess Walter book Beautiful Ruins

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“Life, he thought, is a blatant act of imagination.”

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Jess Walter Quotes

“Sometimes what we want to do and what we must do are not the same. Pasquo, the smaller the space between your desire and what is right, the happier you will be.”

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“And even if they don't find what they're looking for, isn't it enough to be out walking together in the sunlight?”

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“He thought it might be the most intimate thing possible, to fall asleep next to someone in the afternoon.”

Jess Walter book Beautiful Ruins

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“Stories are people. I'm a story, you're a story… your father is a story. Our stories go in every direction, but sometimes, if we're lucky, our stories join into one, and for awhile, we're less alone.”

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“… the smaller the space between your desire and what is right, the happier you will be.”

Jess Walter book Beautiful Ruins

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“Some memories remain close; you can shut your eyes and find yourself back in them. But there are second-person memories, too, distant you memories, and these are trickier: you watch yourself in disbelief.”

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“What business does memory have with time?”

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“All we have is the story we tell.”

Jess Walter book Beautiful Ruins

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“Stories are nations, empires.”

Jess Walter book Beautiful Ruins

Beautiful Ruins

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