Quotes
Authors
J.A. Redmerski
"Pain hurts, but pain that's so powerful that you can't feel anymore, that's when you start to feel like you're going crazy." --
Source : J. A. Redmerski, J. Lynn, Jay Crownover (2013). “The Edge of Never, Wait For You, Rule: Scorching Summer Reads 3 Books in 1”, p.40, HarperCollins UK
J.A. Redmerski
#Hurt Quotes
#Pain Quotes
#Powerful Quotes
“Paul Simon once said that a songwriter's supreme challenge was being complex and simple at the same time-writing songs with lasting depth that are also simple enough to be memorable. Jimmy Van Heusen was a master at this kind of song. His music was complex, with deeply rich chord changes any jazzman can embrace, but also possessed catchy, crystalline melodies of exceeding sing-ability. His songs were meant to be sung, not just listened to, and they were sung by the best, with Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby at the top of that list.”
“Hey, Cormac. You ever have to deal with a PMSing werewolf?”
“Why are so many of us enspelled by myths and folk stories in this modern age? Why do we continue to tell the same old tales, over and over again? I think it's because these stories are not just fantasy. They're about real life. We've all encountered wicked wolves, found fairy godmothers, and faced trial by fire. We've all set off into unknown woods at one point in life or another. We've all had to learn to tell friend from foe and to be kind to crones by the side of the road. . . .”
“If nothing is serious anymore, then there's nothing to satirize.”
“Nothing crushes freedom as substantially as a tank.”
“I really believe in the characters I play.”
“I've always had a sense of humour, and I still do, so I just want to go on performing as long as I can. It's as simple as that.”
“Solitude without togetherness deteriorates into loneliness. One needs strong roots in togetherness to be solitary rather than lonely when one is alone.”
Source : David Steindl-Rast (1983). “A listening heart: the art of contemplative living”, Crossroad Pub Co
