"The real question is what to live for. And I can't answer it. Except another one of your records. And another chance for me to write. Art for art's sake, corny as that sounds."

-- Lester Bangs

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“People are always worried about what's happening next. They often find it difficult to stand still, to occupy the now without worrying about the future. People are generally not satisfied with what they have; they are very concerned with what they are going to have.”

Source : Garth Stein (2008). “The Art of Racing in the Rain”, Harper
“Everyone is going to prang out at some point. I don't worry about that stuff too much because most things can be sorted out with a chat, a cup of tea and an arm wrestle.”

Source : Source: thequietus.com
“Man is primarily governed by passion and instinct.”

Source : Sir Muhammad Iqbal, University of the Punjab. Dept. of Iqbal Studies, University of the Punjab (1982). “Iqbal centenary papers”
“Immortality gets very, very boring. You'd be surprised at how interesting the small mundanities of life can seem after a few millennia.”

Source : N. K. Jemisin (2010). “The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms”, p.71, Hachette UK
“I'm done with men. I have a hamster. That's all I need.”
“My musical tastes change every week.”
“You do not know the first note of the music that moves me.”
“Friendship based solely upon gratitude is like a photograph; with time it fades.”

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