"As long as what is is-and Georgia is Georgia-I will take Harlem for mine. At least, if trouble comes, I will have my own window to shoot from."

-- Langston Hughes

#New York Quotes #Long Quotes #Georgia Quotes

“I understand now why Hillary Clinton always wore navy blue pantsuits. Remember, for four years? If you have one or two themes, then you have the same shoes, the same bag. Otherwise, it's a nightmare.”
“After my marriage ended, I had an urge to skip that part of my life completely in terms of poetry, not publish anything at all about it.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“It is better to be quotable than to be honest.”

Source : Tom Stoppard, Paul Delaney (1994). “Tom Stoppard in Conversation”, p.49, University of Michigan Press
“If someone decides to be a musician now, it means because there is no hope of money at the end of it, it means they really want to be a musician. And if someone is writing now, there is no hope for money at the end of it.”
“Be absolutely determined to enjoy what you do.”
“[F]or avoiding the extremes of despotism or anarchy . . . the only ground of hope must be on the morals of the people. I believe that religion is the only solid base of morals and that morals are the only possible support of free governments. [T]herefore education should teach the precepts of religion and the duties of man towards God.”
“If one shed tears, they must be shed on one's pillow.”
“I definitely think with a lot of hard work, I can be a better player than I was last year, and hopefully, continue to raise the bar every year.”

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