Hello. I am Deepak Kundu, an avid book reader and quotes collector. Here is a list of 8 quotes that I liked and saved while reading The Dutch House book by Ann Patchett. I hope you enjoy reading them.
The Dutch House Quotes
The biggest lie in business is that it takes money to make money. Remember that. You’ve got to be smart, have a plan, pay attention to what’s going on around you. None of that costs a dime.
from The Dutch House book by Ann Patchett
We overlay the present onto the past. We look back through the lens of what we know now, so we’re not seeing it as the people we were, we’re seeing it as the people we are, and that means the past has been radically altered.
from The Dutch House book by Ann Patchett
There are a few times in life when you leap up and the past that you’d been standing on falls away behind you, and the future you mean to land on is not yet in place, and for a moment you’re suspended, knowing nothing and no one, not even yourself.
from The Dutch House book by Ann Patchett
There was no logic to the way any hospital was laid out—they grew like cancers, with new wings metastasizing unexpectedly at the end of long tunneled halls.
from The Dutch House book by Ann Patchett
A house looks different when you own it.
from The Dutch House book by Ann Patchett
Habit is a funny thing. You might think you understand it, but you can never exactly see what it looks like when you’re doing it.
from The Dutch House book by Ann Patchett
Don’t let yourself get upset. People who get upset only make more work.
from The Dutch House book by Ann Patchett
You have to serve those who need to be served, not just the ones who make you feel good about yourself.
from The Dutch House book by Ann Patchett