"And Sandy Martindale ... dated Elvis before the rhinestone jumpsuits and the drugs, when he was sharp and cool and jagged, like porcelain that has been hurled against a wall..."

-- Rick Bragg

#Wall Quotes #Drug Quotes #Porcelain Quotes

“Let's put it this way: the glass is half-empty, but the fact is, I can always get another drink”
“All I'm doing is painting. It's my hobby. And that's that.”
“Are parents always more ambitious for their children than they are for themselves?”
“I do this 'Walker shake.' You got to get knocked down many times, shake it off. Life is about ups and downs, and you got to keep standing up.”
“I did not initially take to the music of the Ramones, because I had never really heard of them before. Allan Arkush had given me a cassette of the Ramones and said, "You're their No. 1 fan, so I want you to know all of their songs and fall in love with these guys." I put the cassette on and I remember running around the house going, "Oh my God. That's music?"”
“A place is an area within an environment that has been altered in such a way to make the general environment more conspicuous.”
“Let a man who has to make his fortune in life remember this maxim: Attacking is the only secret. Dare and the world yields, or if it beats you sometimes, dare it again and you will succeed.”
“I've been trying to keep the private life private. Not being savvy or trained on how to do good interviews like a politician, I thought it was wiser to follow my mother's advice: If you have nothing good to say, don't say anything at all.”

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