"In the middle of life, death comes to take your measurements. The visit is forgotten and life goes on. But the suit is being sewn on the sly."

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Source : Tomas Transtromer (2014). “The Deleted World: Poems”, p.31, Macmillan

Tomas Transtromer

#Goes On Quotes #Measurement Quotes #Suits Quotes

“Music is for people. The word 'pop' is simply short for popular. It means that people like it. I'm just a normal jerk who happens to make music. As long as my brain and fingers work, I'm cool.”
“When I talk to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and other patient support groups, I take questions at the end. At one talk I was asked, "What's the difference between yourself and someone without mental illness?". At another talk I was asked, "How do you make the voices be not so mean?". I wish I knew.”

Source : Mark Vonnegut, M.D. (2010). “Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So: A Memoir”, p.9, Delacorte Press
“I don't want to do just a liberal show.”
“Praise requires constant renewal and expansion.”

Source : Doris Grumbach (2014). “Coming into the End Zone: A Memoir”, p.22, Open Road Media
“Iâ€™m a bit of a design enthusiast, and like spending time with my girlfriend and mates.”
“I made one decision in my life based on money and I swore I would never do it again.”
“As for me, this is my story: I worked and was tortured. You know what it means to compose? No, thank God, you do not! I believe you have never written to order, by the yard, and have never experienced that hellish torture.”
“Those who would sacrifice a generation to realize an ideal are the enemies of mankind.”

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