"I always read the Latin American writers. I love so many of them: Gabriel García Márquez, José Donoso, Alejo Carpentier, Jorge Luis Borges, Clarice Lispector. I also love a lot of American experimental writers and surrealist European writers. But perhaps The Persian Book of Kings was the greatest influence - I encourage people to look at it. There is such a wealth of incredible stories."

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Source : Source: therumpus.net

Porochista Khakpour

#Kings Quotes #Latin Quotes #Book Quotes

“Every article on these islands has an almost personal character, which gives this simple life, where all art is unknown, something of the artistic beauty of medieval life.”

Source : John Millington Synge (2008). “The Complete Works of J. M. Synge”, p.317, Wordsworth Editions
“What I want to avoid is staying at the same place. As I improve in skills, musical interpretations, and acting, I am able to approach each element of my programs with perfection. As Im preparing, I build momentum and confidence until I reach a peak of concentration. It is the moment that I feel my best. Then I can bring out one hundred percent, which makes me satisfied with myself. This is my goal.”
“If I were to agree to write the music for your beautiful poem, it would tie your poem up for some years as I have agreements and obligations which I must respect.”
“In the end, I would love [the audience] to be more open to the understanding of different types of personalities, you know?”
“If you have problems in your life, donâ€™t assume there is something wrong with you.”

Source : "The Atonement:All for All". Bruce C. Hafen's address at the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, www.lds.org. April 2004.
“I do not believe in pure idioms. I think there is naturally a desire, for whoever speaks or writes, to sign in an idiomatic, irreplaceable manner.”
“Women do not disapprove their rivals; they hate them.”

Source : James Parton (1868). “Smoking and Drinking”, p.32
“I'm aware of being a stranger, an outsider, and that's always an advantage for an artist. It means I can see from the inside and the outside. I have that double vision.”

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