"When I start writing songs, and they come easily, I'm always very suspicious. That usually means they're reminding me of something I've already done before. When the songs become unsettling, and I feel anxious about what I'm doing, that usually means it's going to be more interesting later on when we actually record the stuff."

-- Nick Cave

#Song Quotes #Mean Quotes #Writing Quotes

“In the past, when I shot films about fishermen and hunters, I always had to admire their ability to perceive time in its entirety. The present was always temporary.”
“First I went left, he did too. Then I went right, and he did too. Then I went left again, and he went to buy a hot dog.”
“Circling the earth in the orbital spaceship I marvelled at the beauty of our planet. People of the world!! Let us safeguard and enhance this beauty-not destroy it”

Source : "Celebrate Space Travel's Past and Future", www.foxnews.com. April 4, 2002.
“Life is a ï¬ght, but not everyoneâ€™s a ï¬ghter. Otherwise, bullies would be an endangered species.”
“Translation is that which transforms everything so that nothing changes.”
“Be sure to â€˜noticeâ€™ ideas when you have them. Stop. Take the time to consider them seriously. And if your gut tells you they're compelling, be fearless in their pursuit . we live life only once. So, rather than avoiding the risk of trying, avoid the risk of not trying. Nothing is more haunting than thinking, â€˜I wish I hadâ€™.”
“I think art has a right — not an obligation — to be difficult if it wishes. And, since people generally go on from this to talk about elitism versus democracy, I would add that genuinely difficult art is truly democratic.”

Source : "Geoffrey Hill, The Art of Poetry No. 80". Interview with Carl Phillips, www.theparisreview.org. Spring 2000.
“Don't ask any questions and you won't hear any lies.”

Source : Alison Goodman (2012). “Singing the Dogstar Blues”, p.180, Penguin

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