"I studied the cello for a long time, from when I was little up through college."

-- Lev Grossman

#College Quotes #Long Quotes #Littles Quotes

“It is our great collective misfortune that the scientific community made its decisive diagnosis of the climate threat at the precise moment when an elite minority was enjoying more unfettered political, cultural, and intellectual power than at any point since the 1920s.”

Source : Naomi Klein (2014). “This Changes Everything: Capitalism Vs. The Climate”, p.18, Simon and Schuster
“My guitar player calls the process of writing lyrics based on another story, "filling up the well" when you can get inspiration from other people's art without stealing, more being influenced by it.”
“I was 35. I was the oldest female VJ at Viacom ever. I left them, which at least preserved my dignity, because I'm sure they would eventually have kicked me to the curb. I mean, who there is over 35 now? I can't even imagine. On air? I was glad I lasted that long.”
“It is people who pause to appreciate life and give thanks who are happiest. If we change our thoughts, we change our world! Love and peace to you all.”
“I am a musician, but I'm another type of musician.”
“The hallmark of intelligence is not whether one believes in God or not, but the quality of the processes that underlie oneâ€™s beliefs.”
“I cannot be much pleased without an appearance of truth; at least of possibility I wish the history to be natural though the sentiments are refined; and the characters to be probable, though their behaviour is excelling”
“Always carry a notebook. And I mean always. The short-term memory only retains information for three minutes; unless it is committed to paper you can lose an idea for ever.”

Source : Will Self's rules for writers, www.theguardian.com. February 22, 2010.

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