"For me to write I have to be, a, alone, and b, know that nobody is going to question me. I write the way a thief steals; it's a little covert."

-- Edna O'Brien

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“You don't raise $15 million by accident. I'm asking him to come forward and quit claiming he doesn't know what's going on in his own campaign.”
“Decorate your home. It gives the illusion that your life is more interesting than it really is.”
“When you're rapping, you do have to perform to a certain degree, but not every rapper is necessarily a gifted actor.”
“It's been proven that fitting more activity into your day can greatly improve your health.”
“Nobody near me here, but rats, and they are fine stealthy secret fellows.”
“I don't know if it's just me or everyone, but the whole vibe with skiing is not so much thriving on competition against others as it is against myself and the clock.”
“You yourself are time- your body, your mind, the objects around you. Plunge into the river of time and swim, instead of standing on the banks and noting the course of the currents.”

Source : Philip Kapleau (1989). “Zen: Merging of East and West”, Anchor
“Whenever I have a bad performance, I look at it as a learning experience.”

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