"After I got over the terrible pain of having something of mine taken from me, I began to think how bad everybody else must be feeling. It wasn't a nice time."

-- Lena Horne

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“I lived through a classic publishing story. My editor was fired a month before the book came out. The editor who took it over already had a full plate. It was never advertised. We didn't get reviewed in any major outlets.”
“Al-Nahda is a movement; it is not just a small party.”
“Well, I'm a history buff, anyway. I love learning about different periods, especially in American history. I'm a fan.”

Source : "William Sadler on Freedom, naked tai chi, and getting silly as the Grim Reaper". Interview with Will Harris, film.avclub.com. June 20, 2015.
“The truth is that the past exists no more than the future, even though it feels as though it does.”
“I do everything by hand... Even if I'm doing really big letters and I spend a lot of time going over the line and over the line and trying to make it straight, I'll never be able to make it straight. From a distance it might look straight, but when you get close up, you can always see the line waver. And I think that's where the beauty is.”
“In order to deal with the chaos that exists in the world today, you need some grounding. That grounding best comes from knowing who you are.”
“I, quite frankly, am grateful for every day. I don't take anything for granted.”
“I like to say, jazz music is kind of like my musical equivalent of comfort food. You know, it's always where I go back to when I just want to feel sort of grounded.”

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