"I've had a lot of different lives. I was adopted, I grew up in Nebraska, and then I went to Northwestern... Then I had this really extraordinary, different life than my parents."

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Source : "Dan Chaon: Characters find sense of self" by Michelle Broder Van Dyke, www.sfgate.com. October 8, 2009.

Dan Chaon

#Parent Quotes #Different Quotes #Nebraska Quotes

“I always tell people that my music should speak to them... and that they shouldn't feel obligated to say why or how. All reactions are valid; the important thing is to have the experience.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Properly practiced creativity can make one ad do the work of ten.”
“Nothing on earth has greater potential to change lives and carry out His kingdom work in your community, than your local church.There's nothing like the local church when it's working right.Â Its beauty is indescribable. Its power is breathtaking.Â Its potential is unlimited.Â No other organization on earth is like the church.Â Nothing even comes close.”
“I know what every colored woman in this country is doing... Dying. Just like me. But the difference is they dying like a stump. Me, Iâ€™m going down like one of those redwoods. I sure did live in this world.”
“There are so many responsible, nice, kind guys out there. Why marry a fixer-upper?”
“Maybe in the minor leagues. With my velocity, they would pick it up and say, 'Hey, you dropped something.'”
“Really? My people do the same thing.”
“History, like a badly constructed concert hall, has occasional dead spots where the music can't be heard.”

Source : 1967 In the Observer,12 Feb.

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