"When you write ,it's like braiding your hair. Taking a handful of coarse unruly strands and attempting to bring then unity."

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Source : FaceBook post by Edwidge Danticat from Jul 12, 2011

Edwidge Danticat

#Writing Quotes #Hair Quotes #Unity Quotes

“My goal was always to be recognized as a good actor but no one was interested in that, simply because society just wants to warm towards your appearance. This is the great blemish of society.”
“The presence of God is the finest of rewards.”

Source : Yann Martel (2009). “Life of Pi”, p.69, Vintage Canada
“Ask yourself whether you are happy', observed the philosopher John Stuart Mill, 'and you cease to be so.' At best, it would appear, happiness can only be glimpsed out of the corner of an eye, not stared at directly.”
“Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny, consume you it will...”
“No producer should revive a play unless they have a very good reason for it. I think there's quite enough about a good play to make it available to new audiences.”
“I play with feeling so I need to hear what is coming out of the amplifier to inspire me; I dont just play mechanically. I need to hear what I am doing in order to create the next note. If I dont hear it then I cant feed myself.”
“I am begining to look more and more like my miserable imitators.”
“When I'm preforming a lot I'm aching to get back in the studio but I love live performance. I love trying to think on my feet and be spontaneous. I like doing that in a live show and I do the same thing in the studio.”

Source : Source: thewiremegazine.blogspot.com

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