"But in the time it takes to say now, now is already over. It's already then."

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Source : Ruth Ozeki (2013). “A Tale for the Time Being”, p.88, Canongate Books

Ruth Ozeki

#Over It Quotes

“John McCutcheon is not only one of the best musicians in the USA, but also a great singer, songwriter, and song leader. And not just incidentally, he is committed to helping hard-working people everywhere to organize and push this world in a better direction.”
“Acutely aware of the poverty of my means, language became obstacle. At every page I thought, 'That's not it.' So I began again with other verbs and other images. No, that wasn't it either. But what exactly was that it I was searching for? It must have been all that eludes us, hidden behind a veil so as not to be stolen, usurped and trivialized. Words seemed weak and pale.”
“The world wants to be cheated. So cheat.”
“It's basic research: shoot an arrow in the air. Where it lands, paint a bullseye.”
“My biggest mentor is myself because I've had to study, so that's been my biggest influence.”

Source : "Brendan Rodgers readies Swansea City for the big time". Interview With Jamie Jackson, www.theguardian.com. May 29, 2011.
“Postmodernism is silly and joyless at the same time.”
“In the end, there probably isn't much difference between being in love and acting like you're in love.”
“When the stocks go up, the ***** go up!”

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