"The Society of North American Magic Realists welcomes its newest, most dazzling member, Louis Maistros. His debut novel is a thing of wonder, unlike anything in our literature. It startles. It stuns. It stupefies. No novel since CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES has done such justice to New Orleans. If Franz Kafka had been able to write like Peter Straub, this might have been the result."

-- Donald Harington

#Writing Quotes #New Orleans Quotes #Justice Quotes

“Irish is the prominent nationality in the family, but beyond that, I really don't know. I see a lot of artistic or creative influence coming through on my mother's side.”
“Shared danger is the strongest of bonds; it will keep men united in spite of mutual dislike and suspicion.”

Source : Livy (1967). “The early history of Rome: Books I-V of The history of Rome from its foundation”
“It is not a government's obligation to provide services, but to see that they are provided.”
“The greatest stimulator of my running career was fear.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Cities are the huge central dynamos of all being. The power of a man can be measured today by the mile, the number of miles between him and the city; that is, between him and what the city stands for -- the centre of mass.”

Source : Gerald Stanley Lee (1913). “Crowds: A Moving-picture of Democracy”
“I believe that producing pictures, as I do, is almost solely a question of wanting so very much to do it well.”
“Life had been a suit I'd only put on for special occasions. Most of the time I kept it in the back of my closet, forgetting it was there. We were meant to die when it was barely stitched anymore, when the elbows and knees were stained with grass and mud, shoulder pads uneven from people hugging you all the time, downpours and blistering sun, the fabric faded, buttons gone.”
“I believe in the impossible because no one else does.”

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