"I want people to come away from my book with questions. Questions about virtue and goodness. Not answers."

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Veronica Roth

#Badass Quotes #Book Quotes #People Quotes

“Well, Mozart is extraordinary not only in that he became virtuoso along the lines of his father, but that he had that compositional gift, that melodic gift. By the time he was four, he was doing piano concertos with harmony in the background.”
“What else do I have to offer? Nothing happens to me anymore. Thatâ€™s the reality of getting old, and I guess thatâ€™s really the crux of the matter. Iâ€™m not ready to be old yet.”
“Tears are tears, but I don't want to draw tears that aren't proactive. The feeling â€œAhh, it's so sadâ€ when people die and it's all over, it doesn't feel quite right. Even though a lot of people died in Gintama. Even if people die, it's not the end. I don't want to draw tears that fall and stay at the same place, but droplets that sprinkle along the road to one's future.”

Source : Quick Japan Interview, www.yorozuyasoul.com. 2009.
“A darkness different from Ember's, but just as frightening...”
“Great Art is collaborative but not democratic. It’s OK to be the boss”

Source : Jamie Catto (2016). “Insanely Gifted: Turn Your Demons into Creative Rocket Fuel”, p.144, Canongate Books
“If it never rained, nothing would grow.”
“George Jones was a big, huge name in our household. George Jones-he is considered country, but in every genre he is known. Everybody knows George Jones. But George has such a unique voice. And he made such timeless songs, like "Color of the Blues", just real hard-core country stuff.”
“We came out of the White House not only dead broke, but in debt.”

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