"For one thing, I know every book of mine by its scent."

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Source : George Gissing (2016). “The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft”, p.39, The Floating Press

George Gissing

#Book Quotes #Scent Quotes #Lovers Quotes

“I think if I try to develop a formula, it ends up not working.”

Source : Interview with Eric Goldman, www.ign.com. January 10, 2007.
“All humans are entrepreneurs not because they should start companies but because the will to create is encoded in human DNA.”
“What must be done must be done, whatever the price, the cost, the pain. One day we all must walk through fire.”
“Coldplay I really like a lot. David Grey, I'm obsessed with.”
“I drank a lot, but I wouldn't have missed it. I look back on it as sort of dreary enjoyment, because I don't have to be there anymore.”
“Once a song comes out, these songs aren't mine. They're everybody's. So there you go.”
“I hear these people saying [Barack Obama]'s like George Bush. Those people ought to be drug tested. I mean, it's crazy.”

Source : "White House Unloads Anger Over Criticism From 'Professional Left’". The Hill Interview, thehill.com. August 10, 2010.
“One can be a great artist without being a great technician. There have been many famous ballet stars who did not have the ideal body or total mastery of all aspects of the art form, but on the stage they possessed magnetism-true artistry, by which I mean a charismatic quality. You can work with a coach to try and develop it, but a true artist has the ability to express his inner feelings naturally.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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