padla

Richard Russo quote ✍️

Quote

No, Sully'd decided long ago to abstain from all but the most general forms of regret. He allowed himself the vague wish that things had turned out differently, without blaming himself that they hadn't, any more than he'd blamed himself when his 1-2-3 triple never ran like it should at least once. It didn't pay to second-guess every one of life's decisions, to pretend to wisdom about the past from the safety of the present, the way so many people did when they got older. As if, given a second chance to live their lives, they'd be smarter. Sully didn't know too many people who got noticeably smarter over the course of a lifetime. Some made fewer mistakes, but in Sully's opinion that was because they couldn't go quite so fast. They had less energy, no more virtue; fewer opportunities to screw up, not more wisdom. It was Sully's policy to stick by his mistakes....
Richard Russo Nobody's Fool age mistakes regrets wisdom

Related Quotes

Normally death came at night, taking a person in their sleep, stopping their heart or tickling them awake, leading them to the bathroom with a splitting headache before pouncing an…
Louise Penny Still Life contrast country death
The fog was where I wanted to be. Halfway down the path you can’t see this house. You’d never know it was here. Or any of the other places down the avenue. I couldn’t see but a few…
Eugene O'Neill Long Day's Journey Into Night reality solitude
No, Sully'd decided long ago to abstain from all but the most general forms of regret. He allowed himself the vague wish that things had turned out differently, without blaming him…
Richard Russo Nobody's Fool regret sully wisdom

Similar Crossword Answers

Answer Clues
AGE 2024 clues
DEATH 196 clues
REGRET 170 clues
WISDOM 134 clues
CONTRAST 90 clues
REALITY 75 clues
COUNTRY 70 clues
SOLITUDE 60 clues
REGRETS 44 clues
SULLY 39 clues
MISTAKES 8 clues

Similar crossword clues

  1. Richard Strauss work 78.79%
  2. Richard Strauss opera 76.47%
  3. Richard's successor 75.00%
  4. Richard's request 73.33%
  5. Richard Rodgers song. 72.73%
  6. Richard Rodgers show. 72.73%
  7. Richard's ex 72.00%
  8. Richard, for one 71.43%
  9. Clair and Russo 71.43%
  10. Richard's predecessor. 70.59%
  11. Richard 70.00%
  12. Richard Henry ___ 69.23%
  13. Richard ___ Nixon. 69.23%
  14. Richard of "Rambo" 68.97%
  15. Richard from S.F. 68.97%
  16. Richard Branson, e.g. 68.75%
  17. Richard Hughes opus. 68.75%
  18. Richard Petty's son 68.75%
  19. Richard's need 66.67%
  20. "Poor Richard's ___" 66.67%
✏️ Suggest new clue

Related word tools

Unscramble RICHARD7-letter words that start with R7-letter words that end in D7-letter words containing IC7-letter words containing RD7-letter words with R and I
Often perfumed powder
?
T
?
A
?
L
?
C
Hint 1 meaning
A soft mineral of a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, usually occurring in foliated masses. It is hydrous silicate of magnesia. Steatite, or soapstone, is a compact granular variety.
Hint 2 anagram
TLCA
Hint 3 another clue
BABY DOCTOR FOR SHORT
Play Crossword
5 +1

New Crossword Suggestion

Clue
Answer (solution)