"I don't like to box myself in when I'm composing."

-- Roscoe Mitchell

#Boxes Quotes #Composing Quotes

“Oh how sweet it is to hear one's own convictions from another's lips.”
“I know that balance that I need to have in my life.”
“Shut not thy purse-strings always against painted distress. Act a charity sometimes. When a poor creature (outwardly and visibly such) comes before thee, do not stay to inquire whether the "seven small children," in whose name he implores thy assistance, have a veritable existence. Rake not into the bowels of unwelcome truth, to save a halfpenny. It is good to believe him.”
“Even a broken heart doesn't warrant a waste of good paper.”

Source : Dodie Smith (2012). “I Capture the Castle”, p.565, Random House
“Joys Are bubble-like--what makes them bursts them too.”
“Leave a door open long enough, a cat will enter. Leave food, it will stay.”
“If you really want to know yourself, start by writing a book.”
“Never pick a fight with an ugly person, they've got nothing to lose.”

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