Laurence Shames Quotes & Sayings

and wondered how much power and how much wisdom it would take to do right by more than one person at a time. A — Laurence Shames

Why are we inspired by another person's courage? Maybe because it gives us the sweet and genuine surprise of discovering some trace, at least, of the same courage in ourselves. — Laurence Shames

I never intended to be a journalist. Frankly, I don't think I ever was a journalist. I backed into it. — Laurence Shames

In Joey's neighborhood the blocks were short and there were stop signs on every corner. It was hard to get going more than fifteen miles an hour, and on those lazy streets Joey's refurbished 1973 El Dorado convertible got about eight blocks to the gallon. — Laurence Shames

Sleeping and waking - for him the states grew ever less distinct. Sleep gained in truth as waking lost the arrogance of certainty. Dreams, three-D and portentous, sported a logic no less satisfactory than that of what, by mere consensus, was called the real. Categories dissolved; things floated free of their names, and a kind of geriatric Buddhism became ever more unquestioned and serene. — Laurence Shames

You have reached the home and workplace of Roberto Natchez. I do not often take calls. I make no promise to return them. I have much to do. You may leave a message if you wish. — Laurence Shames

When a marriage works, it is in no small part because a woman and a man have come to recognize in precise measure when enough has been said. — Laurence Shames

To write an article about someone and then to have that person murdered is disturbing. — Laurence Shames

I listen to the Beatles all the time - in my car, at the gym. The Beatles are still part of my life. And because of that, John Lennon - in life and in death - remains part of my life. — Laurence Shames

Dog's constipated," said Bert the Shirt.

"Who isn't?" said the Godfather. — Laurence Shames

I loved seeing my name in print, I loved seeing my words in print. I felt really privileged to be in the kind of company I was in at Esquire, but I didn't think it was going to launch a career as a top-notch journalist. It's just not what I wanted. — Laurence Shames

One of the things Key West teaches is that disappointment and contentment can go together more easily than you would probably imagine. — Laurence Shames

I've never written a hard journalism piece in my life. I've never wanted to do that. — Laurence Shames

Success and failure. We think of them as opposites, but they're really not. They're companions - the hero and the sidekick. — Laurence Shames

When it became clear that Lennon was not going to speak with me, it really became a how-I-didn't-get-the-story story. It was a caper. — Laurence Shames

All of us ambitious young writers hoped to have a cover story in Esquire, of course. The idea was to write the best, most entertaining article that you can. — Laurence Shames