"Even though I don't sing any more, singing was my first education in the arts, and it's clear to me that my training as a musician also shaped me as a writer."

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Source : Source: therumpus.net

Garth Greenwell

#Art Quotes #Training Quotes #Singing Quotes

“Your courage draws people out of complacency into their destiny.”
“He knows I rip him off every day. He's the godfather for me. Nobody can say they aren't influenced by what Stevie Wonder has done.”
“I fill up the well of stories in my head - without ever knowing I'm doing it.”
“The pressure gets worse the older you get. The hole starts to look the size of a Bayer aspirin.”
“I always had this non-stop drive. I had to keep sending stories out and every once in awhile I'd get something accepted or get the little trickle of positive feedback.”
“Listening is not a skill; it is a discipline.”
“Any comparison between the military dictatorship and democracy can only come from those who does not value the Brazilian democracy.”

Source : YouTube Chanel "drrosinha"/ "Dilma Rousseff e a resposta que demoliu o senador Agripino Maia (DEM-RN)", www.youtube.com. April 24, 2010.
“I shot my first lion at the age of 14 when a pride threatened my father's livestock while he was away on holiday.”

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