"The best book of the year, Grobel's writing is quite marvelous. The Hustons reads vividly, just like one of John Huston's great films."

-- J. P. Donleavy

#Book Quotes #Writing Quotes #Years Quotes

“I wouldn't say I invented tacky, but I definitely brought it to its present high popularity.”
“There’s no romance in the details [of touring] anymore for me. But as soon as we’re walking onstage and until we walk off after the encore, I feel totally alive and completely satisfied with my work.”
“People talk about the pain of grief, but I don't know what they mean. To me, grief is a devastating numbness, every sensation dulled.”
“Obviously, every game's big. It's lose or get yourself in a bad situation.”
“I had studied Dadaism after the Second World War. What attracted me to this movement was the style its inventors used when not engaged in Dadaistic activities. It was clear, luminous, simple without being banal, precise without being narrow; it was a style adapted to the expression of thought as well as of emotion. I connected this style with the Dadaistic exercises themselves”
“Reductionism is merciless.”
“It seems like the rebellions never stop, in the city, in the compound, anywhere. There are just breaths between them, and foolishly, we call those breaths â€œpeace".”
“If you are on the right path, it will always be uphill.”

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