"I've been working hard on [Ulysses] all day," said Joyce. Does that mean that you have written a great deal?" I said. Two sentences," said Joyce. I looked sideways but Joyce was not smiling. I thought of [French novelist Gustave] Flaubert. "You've been seeking the mot juste?" I said. No," said Joyce. "I have the words already. What I am seeking is the perfect order of words in the sentence."

-- James Joyce

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“I am not a historian. I happen to think that the content of my mother's life - her myths, her superstitions, her prayers, the contents of her pantry, the smell of her kitchen, the song that escaped from her sometimes parched lips, her thoughtful repose and pregnant laughter - are all worthy of art.”

Source : August Wilson (1997). “Seven Guitars”, p.10, Penguin
“I collect skulls; I think that a beautiful skull is a really good gift for a guy.”
“I want no men around me who have not the knack of making friends.”
“I feel one step closer to BeyoncÃ© now that we both have our own clothing lines.”

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“The most wonderful street in the universe is Broadway. It is a world within itself. High and low, rich and poor, pass along at a rate peculiar to New York, and positively bewildering to a stranger.”
“To me, patriotism means dedication to the principles on which the country was founded and a willingness to stand firm and fight for these principles regardless of what the government says or does”
“Scratch me and you will find the Nonconformist.”

Source : "The Life and Letters of Sir Austen Chamberlain: Vol. II" by Sir Charles Petrie, Cassell, (p. 321), 1940.
“A great artist can paint a great picture on a small canvas.”

Source : Charles Dudley Warner (2012). “Washington Irving”, p.90, tredition

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