#couple

A couple years ago, the novelist Russell Banks told me he was reading the ancient Greek historian Herodotus. I asked why. He said, 'Because I've always wanted to and am tired of having my reading assigned.' I thought it was a marvelous declaration of independence. ↗

— Richard Russo

#always #am #ancient #asked #assigned

I coached against Dave the last couple of years, and I was very proud to be the first time a father ever coached against his son. He beat me for 30 minutes the first time and 59 and a half minutes the second time. ↗

— Don Shula

#against #be the first #beat #coached #couple

The last couple of years have been a write-off, though I'm beginning to feel like a person now. My energy is coming back. ↗

— Maggie Smith

#been #beginning #coming #couple #energy

I could be happy doing something like architecture. It would involve another couple of years of graduate school, but that's what I studied in college. That's what I always wanted to do. ↗

— Parker Stevenson

#always #another #architecture #be happy #college

Restless, and in desperate need of adventure, I quit my job at an insurance company to travel west with a couple of guys I smoked pot with, scandalizing my family. ↗

— Mink Stole

#company #couple #desperate #family #guys

Tyrone, I think they're taking to festivals. I don't know which festivals it will be at. It's like a buddy picture. It's a couple of guys driving across the country and they get to a small town and they hit a guy. The guy turns out to be a drug smuggler. ↗

— Ethan Suplee

#buddy #country #couple #driving #festivals

Well, I do have some maiden aunts that are not quite like the aunts in the book, but I definitely do have a couple of them, and a couple of old aunties. ↗

— Donna Tartt

#book #couple #definitely #i #i do

I see couples fighting about the stupidest things. You just have to rise above everything. ↗

— Sammy Hagar

#above #couples #everything #fighting #i

I grew up in a family where many of our close friends were gay couples. As well as that, every man goes through a period of thinking they're attracted to another guy. ↗

— Jake Gyllenhaal

#attracted #close #close friends #couples #every

I'm realistic. And realistically, I'm not that type of player that earns that type of money any more. So I'd be willing to take a little cut to get a couple of extra years. ↗

— Brett Hull

#couple #cut #earns #extra #get