"The critic lives at second hand. He writes about. The poem, the novel, or the play must be given to him; criticism exists by the grace of other men's genius."

-- George Steiner

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“The Heisman attention has definitely been a little bit of a surprise. It's been out of my hands. It's something I'm not focused on. I'm focused on the season and trying to win as many games as possible.”
“If you want to win friends, make it a point to remember them. If you remember my name, you pay me a subtle compliment; you indicate that I have made an impression on you. Remember my name and you add to my feeling of importance.”
“All goals apart from the means are illusions; becoming is a denial of being.”
“My husband is a musician. He cooks and he's a chef but he also, he makes basement recordings. So many people in my life make basement recordings, so I feel very lucky, I'm surrounded by very creative people.”

Source : "In 'Arabia,' Writing Life As You Wish You'd Lived It". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. September 22, 2011.
“Unless you are an enormous name, you never stop auditioning.”
“Honesty is the most single most important factor having a direct bearing on the final success of an individual, corporation, or product.”
“You have to remember that reality shows capture your worst moments.”

Source : "Snooki: 'Reality Shows Capture Your Worst Moments'" by Erin Hill, parade.com. November 8, 2011.
“I will love you forever, he thought. I am lying, he thought, and this time he was right”

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