"If time were like a passage of music, you could keep going back to it until you got it right."

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Source : Joyce Johnson (1999). “Minor Characters: A Beat Memoir”, p.186, Penguin

Joyce Johnson

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“A conservationist is one who is humbly aware that with each stroke [of the axe] he is writing his signature on the face of the land.”
“The United Kingdom Is Not A Country That Anybody Can Be Proud Of”
“To be right with God has often meant to be in trouble with men.”
“I must say that the Katrina response does help me better understand the situation in Iraq, ... The best bet is that the president doesn't actually know what's happening there, is cocooned from reality, has no one in his high-level staff able to tell him what's actually happening, and has created a culture of denial and loyalty that makes fixing mistakes or holding people accountable all but impossible.”
“Dogs may have kept us company on the hunt, but it was the cats who insisted we invent houses and discover fire.”
“Some people are introverts and if they don't have enough time for themselves, they don't feel right. And extroverts don't feel right with too much alone time. There are those who need walks in nature or they feel depressed. Your linchpin is the pin that makes the wheel go. If you lose it, the wheel falls apart.”

Source : Source: www.psychologytoday.com
“I think that the invasion of suburbia, our homes and our families, by this indefatigable, unstoppable force like zombies is frightening and personal. And it's so much more frightening than a national park like Disneyland being invaded by Martians. I think that's the enduring appeal of zombies.”
“I lived in London for a time in the '90s and I love it here. You know, I just go and see shows and have great dinners and walk around.”

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