"I think every book is a reaction to everything you're written before, and most immediately to the book you wrote just before."

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Source : The Believer interview, logger.believermag.com. September 23, 2014.

David Bezmozgis

#Book Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Reactions Quotes

“If we internationalize everything, we end up with rules that stifle freedom and innovation.”
“That Islam you see on TV does not represent me, I'm too busy waging jihad against myself, My own nafs are my enemy. I'm sorry that Muslim and Muslim lands do not represent Islam, Our religion is perfect, but we on the other hand...”
“If you haven't wept deeply, you haven't begun to meditate.”
“The past doesn't haunt us, we haunt the past.”
“You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.”
“The Mohawks have on all occasions shown their zeal and loyalty to the Great King; yet they have been very badly treated by his people.”
“The kids I talk to are convinced their generation will make the best music. And the greatest artists have yet to be discovered. I walk around with that thought every day.”
“If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.”

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