"When was the last time you read a book? The truth now. And picture books don't count-I mean something with print in it."

-- William Goldman

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“Debasement was limited at first to oneâ€™s own territory. It was then found that one could do better by taking bad coins across the border of neighboring municipalities and exchanging them for good with ignorant common people, bringing back the good coins and debasing them again. More and more mints were established. Debasement accelerated in hyper-fashion until a halt was called after the subsidiary coins became practically worthless, and children played with them in the street, much as recounted in Leo Tolstoyâ€™s short story, Ivan the Fool.”
“There is an enormous pressure placed on gay novelists because they are the only spokespeople. The novelist's first obligation is to be true to his own vision, not to be some sort of common denominator or public relations man to all gay people.”
“You always want to feel better but I'm good. My thing is once you get to the playoffs, you do whatever it takes. You've got to lay it on the line.”
“Tell me who is able to keep his bed chaste, or which goddess is able to live with one god alone?”
“She looked, and a scarlet butterfly flew away from her, away down the length of the tower, and then another, another, an unraveling scarf of butterflies like winged blood.”
“One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.”
“I like to challenge myself, to see if I can actually write a pop album that people can connect with lyrically. Musically, it's very accessible - or, at least, I hope so.”

Source : Interview with Larry Fitzmaurice, pitchfork.com. January 18, 2013.
“The cure might be worse than the problem”

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