"Do we really have to wander around apologizing for enjoying plot, just because James Wood and a few dozen other arch-aesthetes sniff at it? It's like being careful not to sing pop songs in the shower because some guy in the local alt-weekly is a music snob."

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Source : "Oh No Lev Grossman No". nielsenhayden.com. August 30, 2009.

Patrick Nielsen Hayden

#Song Quotes #Guy Quotes #Arches Quotes

“There is something nobly simple and pure in a taste for the cultivation of forest trees. It argues, I think, a sweet and generous nature to have his strong relish for the beauties of vegetation, and this friendship for the hardy and glorious sons of the forest. He who plants a tree looks forward to future ages, and plants for posterity. Nothing could be less selfish than this.”
“Trusting someone was like holding a little water in your cupped hands - it was so easy to spill the water, and you could never get it back.”
“Somehow credibility comes into play if you do things that are too familiar.”
“We need to live in mindful harmony with our feelings, not attempt to control them.”
“Are you armed?" Oliver asked her. She glanced down at her backpack and instantly, instinctively held back. "No." "Lie to me again and I'll put you out on the street and do this myself." Claire swallowed. "Uh, yeah." "With what?" "Silver-coated stakes, wooden stakes, a crossbow, about ten bolts . . . oh, and a squirt gun with some silver-nitrate solution." He smiled grimly at the dark windshield. "What, no grenade launchers?" "Would they work?" "I choose not to comment.”
“Beyond a certain point, the whole universe becomes a continuous process of initiation.”
“The New York Times credited me with the rediscovery and revival of red velvet cake. I consider this as one of my great life achievements.”
“Fortunately, many people also enjoy a stand-alone as a sample of something new, like trying the special at a favourite restaurant one night instead of going for the usual.”

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