"Life, a beauty chased by tragic laughter."

-- John Masefield

#Laughter Quotes #Laughing Quotes #Tragic Quotes

“Writers are funny about reviews: when they get a good one they ignore it-- but when they get a bad review they never forget it. Every writer I know is the same way: you get a hundred good reviews, and one bad, andyou remember only the bad. For years, you go on and fantasize about the reviewer who didn't like your book; you imagine him as a jerk, a wife-beater, a real ogre. And, in the meantime, the reviewer has forgotten all about the whole thing. But, twenty years later, the writer still remembers that one bad review.”
“My own Brubeck Institute in California is turning out fantastic young jazz players, and I know great things will happen.”
“Anything God has ever done, he can do now. Anything God has ever done anywhere, he can do here. Anything God has ever done for anyone, he can do for you.”
“When life is good do not take it for granted as it will pass. Be mindful, be compassionate and nurture the circumstances that find you in this good time so it will last longer. When life falls apart always remember that this too will pass. Life will have its unexpected turns.”
“I really love Miami, but I don't think the architecture matches the city. It's a bit too commercial.”
“If you know how to freestyle, you will never have writer's block.”
“You don't need to explain your dreams. They belong to you.”
“It is the fear of being as dependent as a young child, while not being loved as a child is loved, but merely being kept alive against one's will.”

Source : Malcolm Cowley (1980). “The view from 80”, Viking Pr

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