"Cult writer. It's a weird term because it's complimentary but condescending at the same time."

-- Dennis Cooper

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“Listen into the silences where the best words begin.”

Source : Marilyn Chandler McEntyre (2009). “Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies”, p.12, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
“September is the month of maturity; the heaped basket and the garnered sheaf. It is the month of climax and completion. September! I never tire of turning it over and over in my mind. It has warmth, depth and colour. It glows like old amber.”

Source : Patience Strong (1951). “The Glory of the Garden”
“Women are called difficult and tough when (1) we negotiate the best deal, (2) we are perfectionists in doing our job, (3) we are willing to work harder and longer than men are willing to, and (4) when we question anything - anything - that someone else is doing, particularly if that someone is a man.”

Source : Georgette Mosbacher (1994). “Feminine Force: Release the Power Within You to Create the Life You Deserve”, Touchstone
“My roots are still in Britain, that's where I live, that's the place where I come from.”
“The artist is the hand that, by touching this or that key, sets the soul vibrating automatically.”
“I like to talk about my challenges as they relate to all of us, and I try to leave them with a sense of what it feels like to succeed at something and to arrive at a goal. I talk a lot about finding that thing that you feel is important to you, that's your calling, and about the reward you will get from staying with it, no matter what the challenges are.”

Source : Source: www.teachingbooks.net
“Most things will be okay eventually, but not everything will be. Sometimes you'll put up a good fight and lose. Sometimes you'll hold on really hard and realize there is no choice but to let go. Acceptance is a small, quiet room.”

Source : Cheryl Strayed (2013). “Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Someone Who’s Been There”, p.248, Atlantic Books Ltd
“Boston is known for its innovation.”

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