"As a bit of loner, prone to melancholy, with a questionable sexuality, I found great solace in the words of-Dylan, Joni, John Prine and Leonard Cohen. The darker the better."

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Source : Source: therumpus.net

Jill Sobule

#Loner Quotes #Melancholy Quotes #Sexuality Quotes

“I think my fans respect me for bein' as truthful and honest as you can be and still be Rap music and not be opinion music. It's still Rap, its still style, flavor, flair, and people just kind of like how I present myself and the things that I do.”
“And by anarchist spirit I mean that deeply human sentiment, which aims at the good of all, freedom and justice for all, solidarity and love among the people; which is not an exclusive characteristic only of self-declared anarchists, but inspires all people who have a generous heart and an open mind...”

Source : Errico Malatesta (2015). “Life and Ideas: The Anarchist Writings of Errico Malatesta”, p.110, PM Press
“We're all attracted to the perfume of fermenting joy, we've all tried to start a fire, and one day maybe it will blaze up on its own. In the meantime, she is the one today among us most able to bear the idea of her own beauty...”

Source : Tony Hoagland, “Grammar”
“I remember as a young child, during one of my frequent trips to the local library, spending hours looking at book after book trying in vain to find one that had my name on it. Because there were so many books in the library, with so many different names on them, Iâ€™d assumed that one of themâ€”somewhereâ€”had to be mine. I didnâ€™t understand at the time that a personâ€™s name appears on a book because he or she wrote it. Now that Iâ€™m twenty-six I know better. If I were ever going to find my book one day, I was going to have to write it.”
“We will never end poverty if we don't tackle climate change.”

Source : "Transcript: Pre-Spring Meetings Bloggers Teleconference with World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim". www.worldbank.org. April 16, 2013.
“The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature.”
“I think it's dangerous to think that you're successful, because then you become complacent.”

Source : Interview with Jimmy Fallon, www.interviewmagazine.com. October 12, 2010.
“A sage once said, â€˜How shall I open my heart, oh friend? It is forbidden for me to speak. I am about to die for lack of a kindred soul to understand my misery. Simply by looking in her eyes I find the beloved of my heart. But rare is such a soul who swims in ecstatic bliss on the high tide of heavenly love.”

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