"If I were to agree to write the music for your beautiful poem, it would tie your poem up for some years as I have agreements and obligations which I must respect."

-- Jules Massenet

#Beautiful Quotes #Writing Quotes #Agreement Quotes

“In dream consciousness we make things happen by wishing them, because we are not only the observer of what we experience but also the creator.”

Source : Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan (1974). “Toward the one”, HarperCollins Publishers
“Every year thousands of Americans mistakenly refer to Cinco de Mayo as Mexico's Independence Day.”
“Being "America's Sweetheart", that label gets put on a lot of people. I don't pay that much attention. And I'm not trying to shake anything. I'm just following my instincts and doing work that is coming to me and I'm just grateful for it.”
“From my own experience I can say that a bad back makes you hike slower, stove-up knees keep you from wading confidently, tendinitis of the elbows buggers your casting, and a dose of giardia can send you dashing to the bushes fifteen times in an afternoon, but although none of this is fun, it's discernibly better than not fishing.”

Source : John Gierach (2012). “No Shortage of Good Days”, p.48, Simon and Schuster
“For all the unkind things said about envy, it would only be fair to acknowledge that not all envy is destructive. If envy leads us to work hard and to improve our skills, it becomes a stimulant to self-improvement. God has given us no quality that cannot be used for good.”
“If I wanted your opinion, I'd slap it outta ya.”
“Life is nothing in itself. Itâ€™s a place marker that proves whoâ€™s winning, and we are the winners. We are always the winners. There is nothing but the winning. Even winning means nothing. We win because itâ€™s an insult to lose. The ends donâ€™t justify the means. The means donâ€™t justify the ends. There is no one to justify to. There is no justice.â€ ~ Durzo Blint”
“I think that's my gift in this world is to put experience into music.”

Source : "Elle Varner was never 'the pretty girl' before perfectly imperfect" by Rebecca Thomas, www.mtv.com. August 14, 2012.

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