"I started writing the one-sentence stories when I was translating 'Swann's Way.' There were two reasons. I had almost no time to do my own writing, but didn't want to stop. And it was a reaction to Proust's very long sentences."

-- Lydia Davis

#Writing Quotes #Two Quotes #Long Quotes

“Sometimes Congress likes to milk an issue.”
“Hours of research can cut months of field work.”

Source : "Treasures of the Confederate Coast: the 'Real Rhett Butler' & Other Revelations". Book by Dr. E. Lee Spence, 1995.
“A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.”
“Like everyone else, I try to do quality work with great directors. But much of it has to do with luck.”

Source : "Mulroney and Amazing: A Conversation with Dermot Mulroney". AMC Interview, www.amc.com. June 2002.
“Your tragedy is Godâ€™s opportunity to show Himself faithful.”
“My theory on housework is, if the item doesn't multiply, smell, catch fire, or block the refrigerator door, let it be. No one else cares. Why should you?”
“Anybody who thinks pop music's easy should try to make a pop single and find out that it isn't.”
“For me, the worst set is always when something happens to your equipment. Or back in the days your records wouldn't arrive and you couldn't perform in front of people. The best for me was performing for the Love Parade. That was kind of a blessing. I was never respected as an electronic artist. I was very big as a hip-hop DJ in my home town and in Germany. And then becoming an electronic artist, it was very hard for me to fight my way up. It still is, to be honest. I can still watch the Love Parade on YouTube, and I still put my hand over my head.”

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