"What I like in a good author is not what he says but what he whispers."

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Source : All Trivia (1933) "Afterthoughts" pt. 5

Logan Pearsall Smith

#Inspirational Quotes #Book Quotes #Writing Quotes

“A book is basically just symbols arranged to form this story, this world. But on the other hand, books, novels, literature in general, is what shows us at our most human.”
“We must be faithful to the present moment or we will frustrate the plan of God for our lives.”
“I was offered a free villa in Hollywood, but I said no thank you, I prefer to live in Italy.”

Source : "Mozart of film music" by Adam Sweeting, www.theguardian.com. February 22, 2001.
“When we're all gone at last then there'll be nobody here but death and his days will be numbered too. He'll be out in the road there with nothing to do and nobody to do it to. He'll say: where did everybody go? And that's how it will be. What's wrong with that?”
“Songwriters might write cynical, world-wise lyrics and constantly talk about money, but most of us are downright naive when it comes to business.”
“I'm a bit of a political geek anyway, so you tend to write how you think the rhythms of an administration will go.”

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“I thought perhaps it should be recognized that religious people, including fundamentalists, are quite intelligent, many of them are highly educated, and they should be treated with complete respect.”
“I like to admire. I'm a fan of beauty.”

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