"People like to say that Plutarch's is a really "personal" voice, but in truth Plutarch tells us very little about his life. His voice is personable but never personal. It feels intimate because he's addressing the world as we experience it, at this level, a human level, rather than way up here where very few of us live."

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Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

John D'Agata

#Voice Quotes #People Quotes #World Quotes

“I'm about being the best.”
“Because personal revelation is a constantly renewable source of strength, it is possible to feel bathed in help even during turbulent times.”

Source : "And upon the Handmaids in Those Days Will I Pour Out My Spirit". Speech, www.lds.org. April 2010.
“I'm good at coming up with wacky characters and funny dialogue.”
“Regrettably, we've made it acceptable to sit in church week after week & do nothing & still call yourself a 'Christian.'”

Source : FaceBook post by Ed Stetzer from Dec 01, 2009
“I want words at my funeral. But I guess that means you need life in your life.”
“I have always had an attorney on retainer, and now I believe I will have to put him to work.”
“Calm and order can be just as dangerous to democracy as uneasiness and disorder.”
“I don't play against a particular team. I play against the idea of losing”

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