"An essay is something that tracks the evolution of a human mind. It tracks the evolution of a single consciousness in order to give us an experience - an experience of looking for something and then finding ourselves in a different place by the time we've finished our journey."

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Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

John D'Agata

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“I create for artistic intent only and do everything from life.”
“It came as a great shock to me when I heard that England and Soviet Russia had become allies. So much so that I thought that the people responsible in London were acting in a manner that no longer coincided with British imperial interests.”
“It's the first villain that I've played in a movie that has absolutely no vulnerability and no innocence, nothing whatsoever that is likeable about her other than she's so bad.”

Source : "Daryl Hannah Talks Kill Bill" by Jeff Otto, www.ign.com. October 8, 2003.
“We have been in contact with our customers, we've been actively talking to them. Our customers are important to us, so we decided to compensate appliance repairs.”
“I have the biggest hair in the world - and that's official!”
“Do you know how hard it is to say nothing? When every atom of you strains to do the opposite? I had practiced not saying anything the whole way from the airport, and it was still nearly killing me.”
“I don't think my music's as traditional as people make it out.”
“Camera's are cheap. It's the lenses that are expensive.”

Source : Source: collider.com

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