"I sing of a woman with ink on her hands and pictures hidden beneath her hair. I sing of a dog with skin like velvet pushed the wrong way.I sing of the shape a fallen body makes in the dirt beneath a tree, and I sing of an ordinary man who is wanted to know things no human being could tell him.This is the true beginning."

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Source : Carolyn Parkhurst (2003). “The Dogs of Babel”, Large Print Press

Carolyn Parkhurst

#Dog Quotes #Men Quotes #Hair Quotes

“I love what the Valley does. I love company building. I love startups. I love technology companies. I love new technology. I love this process of invention. Being able to participate in that as a founder and a product creator, or as an investor or a board member, I just find that hugely satisfying.”
“At peace? Who but the insane would ever be at peace? What person who has enjoyed life could possibly think one is enough? Who could live even a day and not feel the sweet ache of regret?”
“When a reporter sits down at the typewriter, heâ€™s nobodyâ€™s friend.”
“Nevertheless, she did not weep, because, for one thing, it would have made her eyes red, and another, it would be of very little use.”
“The hunger and thirst for knowledge, the keen delight in the chase, the good humored willingness to admit that the scent was false, the eager desire to get on with the work, the cheerful resolution to go back and begin again, the broad good sense, the unaffected modesty, the imperturbable temper, the gratitude for any little help that was given - all these will remain in my memory though I cannot paint them for others.”
“If one person is unkind to an animal it is considered to be cruelty, but if a lot of people are unkind to animals (especially in the name of profit) the cruelty is condoned and will be defended by otherwise intelligent people.”
“I started in theatre, and for me, it was all about transformation. You transform into the character that you're playing.”
“I feel I have to play a role in the transformation of my thoughts. Music is the most powerful way for me to do that, through my own music, through listening to other people's music.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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