"When you invent something, you're drawing on reservoirs of knowledge that you already have. It's only when you're faithful to the truth that something can come to you from the outside."

-- Elif Batuman

#Writing Quotes #Drawing Quotes #Faithful Quotes

“I am also interested in music expanding consciousness. By expanding consciousness, I mean that old patterns can be replaced with new ones.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“Its always when you think that youve lost a little of the baby weight that someone steps in grabs a handful of a now sans baby soft belly and asks the inevitable When are you due?”
“I long for truth, and yet I cannot stay from that My better self disowns, For a man's attention Brings such satisfaction To the craving in my bones.”
“He's no failure. He's not dead yet.”
“If you want to build a business, build the people.”
“Multiple Inheritance is like a parachute. You don't often need it, but when you do, you really need it.”
“You are Brilliant and the Earth is Hiring”

Source : Paul Hawken's Commencement Address at University of Portland in Portland, Oregon, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 2, 2014.
“It doesn't eat meat." I said. "It's a herbivore. It's like a big cow." Denna looked at me and started to laugh. Not hysterical laughter, but the helpless laughter of someone who's just heard something so funny they can't help but bubble over with it. She put her hands over her mouth and shook with it, the only sound was a low huffing that escaped through her fingers. There was another flash of blue fire from below. Denna froze midlaugh, then took her hands away from her mouth. She looked at me, her eyes wide, and spoke softly with a slight quaver in her voice, "Mooooo.”

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