"It sounds like I'm channeling or something, and I don't really fully understand what it is. I'll get a piece of paper and write down what I think is coming to me. And I'll play it once. Whether it's being recorded or not, I can then usually remember it for a sometimes shocking amount of time."

-- Ryan Adams

#Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Play Quotes

“The only reason a man doesn't call is that he doesn't want to.”
“If we celebrate life with all its contradictions, embrace, experience, and ultimately live with it, a chance exists for a spiritual life filled not only with pain and untidiness, but also with joy, community, and creativity.”
“I had the evidence that a crash did happen... I ask [you] this, were you there with me? Did you have the clearances? They can't answer these questions, they simply criticize with no evidence.”
“The notion of making money by popular work, and then retiring to do good work, is the most familiar of all the devil's traps for artists.”
“It is a dangerous time to be a black woman in America. Itâ€™s a time when we are not safe in the streets or at home or at school or at work and nobody seems to be able to do anything about it. Nobody. Not us. Not our mommas. Not the police. Not the people we elected to look out for our interests. Nobody. Weâ€™re just out here. (p.53)”

Source : Pearl Cleage (1993). “Deals With the Devil: And Other Reasons to Riot”
“I hope the perception is that I'm an actor, I never intended to be a movie star.”
“If you want to accomplish something, you must first expect it of yourself.”
“Take responsibility and make a relationship the best it can be. We're all afraid of being hurt. Get rid of that fear. Be in the moment and enjoy the relationship - or you'll ruin it.”

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