"'One Hundred Years of Solitude' convinced me to drop out of Harvard graduate school. The novel reminded me of everything my Ph.D. program was trying to make me forget. Thank you, Gabriel Garcia Marquez."

-- Francine Prose

#Thank You Quotes #School Quotes #Years Quotes

“I contemplated suicide. My main concern was that I would not make the New York Times obituary page.”
“I want my fiction to feel real most of the time, so it makes sense to pay attention to life and to how people work.”

Source : Source: www.stephbowe.com
“I wasnâ€™t getting obliterated, but I was getting a kick. I was very method on that. Thatâ€™s why Iâ€™d have gone along with it [if Tom had hit her]. But Tom was like: â€˜Oh my God â€“ I hope you donâ€™t murder me!â€™”
“There is a complexity and layering that goes on with this kind of thing, so the music is slightly repetitive and when I say repetitive it's in the same tradition as people like Steve Reich or Erik Satie or even WC.”

Source : Source: bigthink.com
“You are equipped with strong bodies and educated minds. Add to these an unshakable faith in a divine providence and you have the tools by which you may build a successful life. Make each day your masterpiece and live so nobly that you may witness honestly each day: Whatever came to your hands this day, you did it to the best of your ability”
“Because of what America is and what America has done, a firmer courage, a higher hope, inspires the heart of all humanity.”
“I read Noam Chomsky. I like some of Gore Vidal's stuff.”

Source : "Sincerely Yours, John Cusack". Interview with Steven Goldman, www.interviewmagazine.com. December 1990.
“I've always treated my city like some shoulder pads.”

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