"I'm too busy playing. When I'm playing I don't pay attention to who's listening. When I was listening I listened to symphony orchestras, Beethoven, Bach, Brahms, Stravinsky. You don't listen to one instrument; you listen to music."

-- Charles Mingus

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“Americans are all inquisitive, which accounts for their go-aheadativeness, I dare say.”

Source : May Agnes Fleming (2014). “The Baronet's Bride: Or a Woman's Vengeance”, p.178, The Floating Press
“Some people create with words or with music or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful when I run. I like to make people stop and say, 'I've never seen anyone run like that before.' It's more than just a race, it's a style. It's doing something better than anyone else. It's being creative.”
“The person I would trust the most is my mom. She's just really creative... She's a playwright and she's a musician.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“The sword of Mahomet, and the Coran, are the most stubborn enemies of Civilisation, Liberty, and Truth, which the world has yet known.”

Source : "The Life of Mahomet: From Original Sources".
“I search my brain for the truth. â€œI want it more than anything, just as long as you promise me one thing.â€ â€œAnd whatâ€™s that?â€ â€œThat if at any time it gets to be too much for you, youâ€™ll leave meâ€”walk away and get out.â€ â€œThat will never happen,â€ he guarantees me. â€œYou need to give me some credit. You left me, ripped out my heart, and then came back acting like a robot, and you know what? We made it through. You and I, good or bad, belong together. We make each other whole.”

Source : Jessica Sorensen (2013). “The Forever of Ella and Micha”, p.138, Hachette UK
“Writers are frequently asked why they wrote their first book. A more interesting answer might come from asking them why they wrote their second one.”
“When we pray we link ourselves with an inexhaustible motive power.”
“When I get the ball, for some reason I see holes. I'm not really sure how.”

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