"I expect them to tell me things about myself I don't know..."

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Source : Bohumil Hrabal (1992). “Too Loud a Solitude”, p.8, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Bohumil Hrabal

“I don't practice. It's a gift. It's talent. Obviously, I do it all the time so it's like I'm practicing, but that's just what I do. Sometimes I'll be in the studio flipping through beats and I'll do something quick and people will be like, "What the?!" It's natural! I don't need to be nice like that, I just do it.”

Source : Interview with Ryan Dombal, pitchfork.com. February 6, 2012.
“Art is the daughter of pleasure.”
“I am stronger than words and I am bigger than the box I'm in, and then I see her in the crowd and I fall apart.”
“Contrary to popular misconception, Islam does not mean peace but rather means submission to the commands of Allah alone. Therefore, Muslims do not believe in the concept of freedom of expression, as their speech and actions are determined by divine revelation and not based on people's desires.”

Source : "People know the consequences: Opposing view". www.usatoday.com. January 7, 2015.
“It may sound affected - but it is the act of creation itself, and it is equally exhilarating whether one is working on a teaspoon or a national bank.”
“Farewell, my friend," Drizzt whispered, trying futilely to keep his voice from breaking. :This journey you make alone.”
“If you can find collaborators whose strengths compliment your own, the result can be more than the sum of its authors.”
“Error is better than apathy. Error can be corrected in time to change the outcome. Apathy is seldom corrected until it is too late.”

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