"In my travels I am often asked if college stifles young writers. In my opinion, it doesn't stifle them enough."

“The grid is like the lines on a football field. You can play a great game in the grid or a lousy game. But the goal is to play a really fine game.”

Source : "Beautiful Games: stylised football posters", www.theguardian.com. June 6, 2013.

“This is a, uh, friendship ring right?” “Yeah, don’t worry. If I propose, you’ll know it. For one thing, I’ll be hyperventilating.” A sly smile—surprisingly sexy—turned up his lips. “And it’ll be a ruby.” “Rubies? No diamonds? Too expensive for the old writer’s salary, huh?” He made a disparaging grunt at that. “No, I just think diamonds are common, that’s all. If I get married, it’ll be because something uncommon is occurring. Besides, you wear a lot of red, right? I know how important it is for your accessories to match.”

“Fair is not fair, but that which pleaseth.”

“Praise with elation Praise every morning Spring's re-creation Of the First Day!”

Source : Eleanor Farjeon (2013). “The New Book of Days”, p.91, Random House

“Couldn't help but make me feel ashamed to live in a land where justice is a game.”

“Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change.”

Source : "The preacher comes to town" by Laura Smith, www.theguardian.com. March 10, 2005.

“I'm really into the basic idea of Kriya Yoga. The breathing that goes on in Kriya. Other than that, it's just communicating with the universe and getting the inspiration for different kinds of breath. Basically, I'm into the movement of breath and the shapes of breath. The different kinds of sequences of breath. I like doing that a lot.”

Source : "Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

“I write because I hate. A lot. Hard.”

Source : William H. Gass, Theodore G. Ammon (2003). “Conversations with William H. Gass”, p.8, Univ. Press of Mississippi