"Offhand, the only North American writers I can think of who have come from a background of rural poverty and gone on to write about it have been Negroes."

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Alden Nowlan

#Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Gone Quotes

“The heavy sensual shoulders, the thighs, the blood-born flesh and earth turning into color, rocks into their crystals, water to sound, fire to form: life flickers uncounted into the supple arms of love.”
“I've never been compared to Bugs Bunny and that's amazing, thank you.”
“Of course, fresh flowers are the answer to any June gloom you may be feeling. Flowers really do solve all problems.”
“One wonders at the docility of the students who evidently must be satisfied enough with the credentials to be uncaring about the lack of education.”
“Most entrepreneurial ideas will sound crazy, stupid and uneconomic, and then theyâ€™ll turn out to be right.”
“No bad man can be a good poet.”
“You're terrified of being alone. Anything you do now will be motivated by that fear. You have to stop worrying about finding love again. It will come when it comes. Get comfortable with being alone. It will empower you.”
“That solo on "Lord, I'm Discouraged" in terms of notes it isn't anything like it, but in terms of aesthetic, it's direct rip-off from the "November Rain" solo. In fact, when I did it, I imagined myself walking out of a church, walking out onto a cliff and doing a guitar solo. Slash has always been one of my favorites because the guy uses a lot of melody in his solos.”

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