"People often ask me how would I like to be remembered and I answer that I would simply like to be remembered."

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Source : Alex Orbison, Roy Orbison, Wesley Orbison (2017). “The Authorized Roy Orbison: The Authorized Biography”, p.8, Hachette UK

Roy Orbison

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“I have not tolerated an atheist in the ranks of the SS. Every member has a deep faith in God, in what my ancestors called in their language Waralda, the ancient one, the one who is mightier than we are.”
“Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Give him a fishing lesson and he'll sit in a boat drinking beer every weekend.”
“The human brain is probably one of the most complex single objects on the face of the earth; I think it is, quite honestly.”
“There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.”

Source : Time Must Have a Stop (1945) ch. 7
“Tom Dancerâ€™s gift of a whitebark pine cone You never know What opportunity Is going to travel to you, Or through you. Once a friend gave me A small pine cone- One of a few He found in the scat Of a grizzly In Utah maybe, Or Wyoming. I took it home And did what I supposed He was sure I would do- I ate it, Thinking How it had traveled Through that rough And holy body. It was crisp and sweet. It was almost a prayer Without words. My gratitude, Tom Dancer, For this gift of the world I adore so much And want to belong to. And thank you too, great bear”
“Energy seems to be the more critical of those two variables, because if I'm really feeling the push/pull to write, then I'll make the time.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“I realized that I was really tired of people popping on and off of my property like it was a train station on the supernatural railroad.”
“Museums have these great collections and the reality is they attract a regional audience not a national audience.”

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