"When I first started to write poetry, I used to feel as if my tongue would go numb."

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Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

Kim Hyesoon

#Writing Quotes #Tongue Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“I got more publicity for not doing a festival than for doing the festival.”
“I don't like forcing comedy and people just trying to do things just to find a funny beat all the time.”

Source : "Martin Lawrence: He's Got Jokes". Interview with Regina R. Robertson, www.essence.com. December 16, 2009.
“I want to date someone who likes who I am as a person and not what I do for a living.”

Source : "Dallas Star Josh Henderson Reveals His Dating Deal Breakers". Interview with Zach Johnson, www.usmagazine.com. June 23, 2012.
“Once you're successful with a certain kind of music, it's hard not to have faith in it as a means to stay successful.”
“I've sat on the hot seat and I felt its hotness”
“Half of my life I’ve had people staring at me because they think I’m funny-looking and ugly. The other half  of my life I’ve had people staring at me because they think I’m fascinating. Everything neutralises”

Source : "FKA twigs: future shock" by Tim Noakes, www.dazeddigital.com. June 19, 2014.
“I don't like going where I've already been. Life is a myriad of territories to discover. I don't want to waste time with what I already know.”
“I am a nihilist because I still believe in truth...”

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