"Truly happy memories always live on, shining. Over time, one by one, they come back to life."

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Source : Banana Yoshimoto, Megan Backus (1979). “Three Plays”, p.100, Grove Press

Banana Yoshimoto

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“If they cut off both hands, I will compose music anyway holding the pen in my teeth.”

Source : "Shostakovich: A Life". Book by Laurel Elizabeth Fay, p. 92, 2000.
“It is the greatest truth of our age: Information is not knowledge.”

Source : Caleb Carr (2001). “Killing Time”, p.10, Random House
“May your past be the sound of your feet upon the groundâ€¦”
“Poetry is a political act because it involves telling the truth.”
“While acting in Armed Response I was always focused, just so they could see me as a peer and maybe not some idiot who's coming in from the pro-wrestling world. I'm sure they had their preconceived notions about me so I just hope that once we were finished with a scene, or finished with the movie overall, that I managed to change their perspective based on what they were expecting.”

Source : Source: www.ign.com
“Bernard Herrmann used to write all his scores by himself. So did Bach, Beethoven and Stravinsky. I dont understand why this happens in the movie industry.”

Source : "Mozart of film music" by Adam Sweeting, www.theguardian.com. February 22, 2001.
“There is no place for government to prohibit consumers from buying products the effect of which will be to harm themselves”
“I'm ready. I feel like I can't be beat. You have to feel like that being a fighter. I just feel like this is a bigger type of energy. I feel like I've beaten so many odds. I feel kind of invincible. It's going to be a good fight.”

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