"He held her as though she was a gift. Given to him in love. Something still and small. Unbearably precious."

-- Arundhati Roy

#Given Quotes #Stills Quotes

“Even when I haven't had money, I found money to travel. It's a luxury that's a kind of necessity, I think.”

Source : Interview with Hector de la Manzana, believermag.com. March 1, 2003.
“I think some people record songs and make records a certain way to cater to radio. If you're born to make commercial music that's cool. But if you're born to not make commercial records, maybe you're meant to cater to another market.”
“I never ate of the grapes nor feared of the eruptions.”
“One must go for a film with an open mind; a film best impacts you when your mind is a blank page to the film.”
“There are two ways of reaching the people. One way is to invite them to come to you, the other way is to go to them.”
“Music commands how we feel, dictates what we experience in our feelings.”
“Get out of harms way.”
“Shed no tear - O, shed no tear! The flower will bloom another year. Weep no more - O, weep no more! Young buds sleep in the root's white core.”

Source : John Keats, Helen Vendler (1990). “Poetry Manuscripts at Harvard”, p.140, Harvard University Press

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