"Making a journey by night is more wonderful than anything in the world."

-- Tove Jansson

#Journey Quotes #Night Quotes #World Quotes

“Americans think that if you're popular, there must be something wrong with you.”
“None of my books has been ever in my head; after they're finished, they go. It's like being a sort of medium; you just grab it when it's there then just release it when it's time to go. There's a lot of instinct, not planning.”
“Books are living things and their task lies in their vows of silence. You touch them as they quiver with a divine pleasure. You read them and they fall asleep to happy dreams for the next 10 years. If you do them the favor of understanding them, of taking in their portions of grief and wisdom, then they settle down in contented residence in your heart.”

Source : FaceBook post by Pat Conroy from Oct 15, 2013
“The interesting thing is that, well, here's what I think about songwriters and songs. Sometimes people sit down and say, "I gotta write a song today, I have a title" and all of that, and sometimes inspiration just happens, almost like "Sugar, Sugar" and a couple of the other songs. But basically, I just started playing the piano, and I'm not a great piano player.”

Source : "'Songs I Can Sing Ya': An Interview with Andy Kim and Kevin Drew". Interview With Evan Sawdey, www.popmatters.com. February 24, 2015.
“When you're home or you're working, your mind just isn't allowed to just roll on like it does when you're watching the scenery go by. You're hurdling through space but you're not really moving. ...It's that dreaminess, that ability to just get dreamy while you're looking out the window and you see something...and it makes you think of something else, and all of a sudden the words are just flowing out of you.”
“I no longer try to be right; I choose to be happy.”

Source : "3 things I learned while my plane crashed". TED conference, www.ted.com. March 2011.
“I went to school with a guy named Truxton. He and I played football together, and he knocked me out once because he's bigger and strong than I am.”

Source : "Q&A – Henry Bromell (Executive Producer)". AMC interview, www.amc.com.
“Some relationships aren't meant to be Great Love; they're meant to be like a hot fudge sundae--enjoyable but not something you can acually live on.”

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