"As far as what I do, my value as a writer is certainly not to try to recapitulate a 19th century form. Certain styles of narrative don't conform to my style of experiencing the world."

-- Mark Leyner

#Style Quotes #Trying Quotes #World Quotes

“A lot of it [success] is luck. That's a huge part of it that no one wants to talk about. You just got to be in the right place at the right time.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“I dabbled into witchcraft-I never joined a coven. But I did, I did. I dabbled into witchcraft. I hung around people who were doing these things. I'm not making this stuff up. I know what they told me they do.”
“Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears form the eyes of woman.”
“Need nothing and then see what happens.”

Source : Gangaji (2007). “You Are That”, p.18, Sounds True
“God... has a pencil with an eraser on it and he has promised us that he will use it if we will repent and change our waysâ€¦He has said that if we would forsake our evil and thoroughly make up our minds against it, then he would wash it out of his mind and just forget the whole thing. Of course, he expects that we will wash it out of our minds also.”
“I pick up my pen. It flows. A building appears. There it is. There is nothing more to say.”

Source : "I pick up my pen. A building appears". Interview with Jonathan Glancey, www.theguardian.com. August 1, 2007.
“My childhood was surrounded by trouble, illness, and my dad's alcoholism, but as I said, we just didn't have the time to be impressed by all those misfortunes. I have an idea that the Irish possess a built-in don't-give-a-damn that helps them through all the stress.”

Source : James Cagney (1976). “Cagney by Cagney”
“I consider skateboarding an art form, a lifestyle and a sport. 'Action sport' would be the least offensive categorization.”

Source : "Tony Hawk... files like an eagle". AskMen Interview, www.askmen.com.

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