"A strong new presence in poetry . . . Kei Miller's is a voice we will hear much more of, for it speaks and sings with rare confidence and authority."

-- Lorna Goodison

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“The holiness of the church means that life, as well as truth, marks Christâ€™s church; the behavior of Christians in the world must be remarkable enough to cause grudging admiration, astonished curiosity or threatening hostility.”
“My relationship with Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm reaches far back into my childhood. I grew up with Grimm's fairy tales. I even saw a theater production of 'Tom Thumb' during Advent at the State Theater in Danzig, which my mother took me to see.”
“My advice would be not to write until after 35. You need some experience, and for life to knock you about a bit. Growing up is so hard you probably won't have much emotion to spare anyway.”

Source : Interview with Megan Conner, www.theguardian.com. June 02, 2012.
“The destiny of nations depends on how they nourish themselves.”

Source : Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (2009). “The Physiology of Taste: or Meditations on Transcendental Gastronomy”, p.15, Vintage
“I'd love to have a shoe line, or a sunglasses line, or a purse line. Who am I kidding, I'd like to have an everything line!”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“I hate waking up every morning to my alarm. I always bang my head on the steering wheel.”
“I wanted to talk about certain things in a way that I hadn't seen them talked about. There is vast literature about caring for people romantically, about caring for children, but there's not a lot about caring for older people, eldercare. I was searching for a book that would speak to me, that wouldn't be sociological, that would offer some insight, some solace.”

Source : Source: www.macleans.ca
“Everyone thinks that just because you have a Scouse accent, then you must be 'on the rob'.”

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