"Because there's such a long tradition of the arts being very prominent and very varied in Cuban culture and society, people do use the art world as a space for critical reflection and people look to it for that."

“I could never have embraced this many people with two arms.”

“The only way to grow is to challenge yourself.”

Source : "Ashley Tisdale Talks Sons Of Anarchy, How She Got Cast, The Physicality Of The Role, And More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. October 2, 2012.

“Futility is the defining characteristic of life.”

Source : Stephen R. Donaldson (2012). “Lord Foul's Bane”, p.20, Del Rey

“Bach is thus a terminal point. Nothing comes from him; everything merely leads to him.”

“Let's say you have $1,000,000 tied up in your little company and suddenly your advertising isn't working and sales are going down. And everything depends on it. Your future depends on it, your family's future depends on it, other people's families depend on it. Now, what do you want from me? Fine writing? Or do you want to see the goddamned sales curve stop moving down and start moving up?”

“It is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional, whatever the motivation.”

“Music and art is about ideas, I think. Especially music. You have the freedom to work with your ideas and your dreams and your fantasies, which is quite hard to do in many other places.”

Source : "Fever Ray". Interview with Marc Hogan, pitchfork.com. March 30, 2009.

“The more you work with your dreams and your unconscious, and honor it, the more you understand it and it understands you. When you develop a relationship with your psyche this way, you begin to carry that energy into life and your relationships.”