"Those of our writers who have possessed a vivid personal talent have been paralyzed by a want of social background."

-- Van Wyck Brooks

#Want Quotes #Vivid Quotes #Talent Quotes

“What we do and say and show really matters.”

Source : "Christiane Amanpour: Reporting On Genocide". "Fresh Air" with Dave Davies, www.npr.org. December 3, 2008.
“I treat myself as one of the sources. And, again, I think that’s accurate. One of the poets I read most frequently is myself. I really do. I read my own poems obsessively.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“I used to think that I wouldn't change anything from my past, because doing so would inevitably affect who I am now. But considering my current state, I'm thinking it might not be a bad idea to go back in time to fix things.”

Source : Megan McCafferty (2010). “The Complete Jessica Darling Series: Sloppy Firsts, Second Helpings, Charmed Thirds, Fourth Comings, Perfect Fifths”, p.1194, Crown
“I am fed up with a system which busts the pot smoker and lets the big dope racketeer go free.”
“Give house-room to the best; 'tis never known Verture and pleasure both to dwell in one.”
“Iâ€™m just thinking that would be pleasant. To be reading, say, out of a book, and you to come up and touch me â€“ my neck, say, or my knee â€“ and Iâ€™d carry on reading, I might let a smile, no more, wouldnâ€™t lose my place on the page. It would be pleasant to come to that. Weâ€™d come so close, do you see, that I wouldnâ€™t be surprised out of myself every time you touched.”
“I don't deal at all well with the relative amount of stuff I have to face already.”
“The whole question of God and what God is, and whether it's a blond guy with a beard, I don't know... I don't know that. Do I believe that there's something greater at work than the sum of humanity? Yeah, I think so.”

Source : "Aidan Quinn defies God in 'Commandments'" by Lauren Hunter, www.cnn.com. May 1, 1997.

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