"In Korean, my lyrics are witty and have twists. But translated into English, it doesn't come over. I've tried writing in English, just for me, but it doesn't work. I've got to know everything about a culture, and I don't."

-- PSY

#Witty Quotes #Writing Quotes #Culture Quotes

“I always think I know the way a novel will go. I write maps on oversized art pads like the kind I carried around in college when I was earnest about drawing. I need to have some idea of the shape of the novel, where its headed, so that I can proceed with confidence. But the truth is my characters start doing and saying things I don't expect.”
“Truth is never to be expected from authors whose understanding is warped with enthusiasm.”

Source : John Dryden, Edmond Malone (1800). “The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden, Now First Collected ...”, p.349
“There is a door. It opens. Then it is closed. But a slip of light stays, like a scrap of unreadable paper left on the floor, or the one red leaf the snow releases in March”
“[Calvinistic tradition] has fashioned and shaped my thinking since I was a teenager.”
“The vast majority of human beings are not interested in reason or satisfied with what it teaches.”
“Followers of another political party tell us that we will strengthen ourselves by ignoring our history, our traditions, our mythologies, our culture and vision, and by following the American way.”

Source : "Mystic Trudeau: The Fire and the Rose". Book by B. W. Powe, 2007.
“After I hit a home run I had a habit of running the bases with my head down. I figured the pitcher already felt bad enough without me showing him up rounding the bases.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Omg. My long time teammate on the Nadadores and team USA, Fran Crippen, passed away today while racing in Dubai.”

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