"Brooke Berman's voice is utterly distinct, and her book, detailing her nomadic artist's journey toward both a successful playwriting career and a home of her own, through 20 years of cramped sublets, high-rise palaces, writer's colonies, and boyfriend's vans, is a hilarious, hopeful, and penetrating must-read."

-- Maria Dahvana Headley

#Book Quotes #Home Quotes #Successful Quotes

“Until we start thinking in terms of revolution instead of compromise the Church will continue to pat itself on the back with token steps of renewal.”
“One very important aspect of our contemporary musical culture - some might say the supremely important aspect - is its extension in the historical and geographical senses to a degree unknown in the past.”
“Our emotions may cry for vengeance in the wake of a horrible crime, but we know that killing the criminal will not undo the crime, will not prevent similar crimes by others, does not benefit the victim, destroys human life and brutalizes society. If we are to still violence, we must cherish life. Executions cheapen life.”
“The field of consciousness is tiny. It accepts only one problem at a time.”
“Recruiters in our country are known for lying to people.”
“His (Minho) voice is so low that I think the sound comes from the soles of his feet.”
“How often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer.”
“There are a lot of places in the world I'd like to visit, like Laos, but I don't know whether I'll ever make it there. I'd love to go to Laos and Kazakhstan and some other places I wouldn't feel comfortable traveling to alone. But I haven't found anyone to go with me yet.”

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