"The writer's language is to some degree the product of his own action; he is both the historian and the agent of his own language."

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Source : Paul de Man (2013). “Blindness and Insight: Essays in the Rhetoric of Contemporary Criticism”, p.152, Routledge

Paul de Man

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“It's a fact of life that positive reasons don't always get people to vote. You need some negative reasons.”
“I think of myself as a writer who photographs. Images, for me, can be considered poems, short stories or essays. And I've always thought the best place for my photographs was inside books of my own creation.”
“I'm very blessed that I have such a supportive wife who is secure with letting me embarrass myself.”

Source : "Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Ken Jeong and Director Todd Phillips Talk THE HANGOVER PART II". Press Conference, Los Angeles, collider.com. May 24, 2011.
“I wanted the players to feel like they were part of a family, to be conscious of that controlled togetherness as they made that slow entrance onto the field. It had a great psychological effect on the opposing team, too. They'd never seen anything like it.”
“That'd be good. That'd be a right good laugh, man. Ye cannae catch me shuttin' up, man”
“I think movies in general should have more respect for the audience than they do. Too many films are afraid to confuse people, so all the information is given to them right away, and there's nothing left for the film to do. It ruins many stories, because everything becomes obvious and predictable. I want my films to engage people more and make them more actively involved in the story.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“When his grandchildren had been little, they had asked if they could hide inside the clock. Now he wanted to gather them and open himself up and hide them among his ribs and faintly ticking heart.”

Source : Paul Harding (2011). “Tinkers”, p.34, Random House
“People who won't sign the taxpayer protection pledge, people who won't sign the property-rights protection pledge, people who won't sign the state-sovereignty pledge, who won't put their beliefs in writing, who won't endorse the Freedom Agenda, we should be asking them some very very hard questions. Very hard questions. Because you know what, they get away with it. We hear what goes on in closed doors in Olympia. We hear them say the opposite of what they say publicly.”

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