"Reality is a sound, you have to tune in to it not just keep yelling."

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Source : Anne Carson (1999). “Autobiography of Red: A Novel in Verse”, Vintage

Anne Carson

#Reality Quotes #Yelling Quotes #Sound Quotes

“I think phone cases will always be novelties, but there's always so many interesting phone cases I like phone cases and I think the sillier the better - but this is a cool take on it.”

Source : "So We Talked To Skrillex, Who Has A Phone". Interview with Mat Honan, www.buzzfeed.com. May 21, 2015.
“My brothers, family of our nation, secured Kuwait shall be, and secured you shall all be from every evil and long live Kuwait. And may you all live as her saviors, virtuous sons to her soil, and be her envoys. May she long live, may you long live adhering to her propitious principles, defending her kind and humanitarian lifespan, and her immaculate and tolerant Islamic faith.”
“Poetry is an awareness of the world, a particular way of relating to reality.”
“Metal is easily my favorite thing - Exodus and Anthrax and Megadeth - so it just kind of organically came through in the standup act.”
“I close my eyes when I sing so I can feel the song better.”
“There are lots of concerns facing English football but for me the major one is the way in which football clubs are run by owners, whether they are growing organically and sustainably and how that is being policed by the football authorities.”
“Once blood is shed in a national quarrel reason and right are swept aside by the rage of angry men.”
“Vera Stark is a fabulous force of nature.”

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