pragmatism Quotes

“Of course, Dick was very literal-minded, very—he had no understanding of music, poetry—and yet when you got right down to it, Dick’s literalness, his pragmatic approach to every subject, was the primary reason Perry had been attracted to him, for it made Dick seem, compared to himself, so authentically tough, invulnerable, “totally masculine.”

“I’m pragmatic. If I were cruel, I’d give him a eulogy instead of a conversation.”

″ Love is as love does. Love is an act of will – namely, both an intention and an action. ”