"Maybe I have a one-track mind, but the best writers and thinkers are focusing on nonfiction these days; this is the genre where a writer can make a mark and change an aspect of the world - much more so than in fiction."

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#Track Quotes #Mind Quotes #Fiction Quotes

“It was all cheese and applause.”
“I loved working on Wall Street. I loved the meritocracy of it and the camaraderie of the trading floor.”
“There is little in the architecture of a city that is more beautifully designed than a tree.”
“Most people don't want to die, but they don't want to live either. I am speaking about men now as much as women. They look for a third way, but there is no third way.”

Source : Jonathan Rosen (2010). “Eve's Apple: A Novel”, p.73, Macmillan
“We have oral traditions in Mali, and songs are passed down and around this way. I think in the US you can play all the time in your own room and never see another musician your whole life. We can't understand that in Mali.”
“I grew up reading SF in the 70s and 80s, and I like fast, thought-provoking plots that take you places in fully realized worlds.”
“The soul that journey's to God, but doesn't shake off it's cares and quiet it's appetities, is like someone who drags a cart of dirt uphill.”
“[A fan] said, 'What can I do to get your attention?' I was like 'Um, just take your clothes off.' She stood there and frantically started taking her clothes off and got dragged out of the room by security.”

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