"The silence between the notes is the good part for me. I find that to be a very important part of music that is often lacking."

-- Leon Redbone

#Silence Quotes #Important Quotes #Notes Quotes

“Did you really want to die?" "No one commits suicide because they want to die." "Then why do they do it?" "Because they want to stop the pain.”

Source : Tiffanie DeBartolo (2005). “How to Kill a Rock Star”, p.68, Sourcebooks, Inc.
“Were we closer to the ground as children, or is the grass emptier now?”
“I hate the iPhone. I love the BlackBerry - BlackBerry wins in my opinion. The iPhone is a toy.”

Source : "The iPhone is a toy". Interview with Stuart O'Connor, www.theguardian.com. May 28, 2010.
“On the face of her phone Wileen programs a message to herself so that when the alarm clock rings the screen flashes: EVERY DAY IS ONE DAY LESS. EVERY DAY IS ONE DAY LESS. For some people happiness it's just a reduction in suffering. Jordan. Jordan tattoos the words FORGIVE ME in thick black letters down the inside of his arm so that when he looks at his wrist he will remember not to hate himself so much. What he keeps forgetting is that there is life after survival.”
“I'm not the color of my skin. I'm a story. One with a past and a future unwritten.”

Source : Heidi W. Durrow (2011). “The Girl Who Fell from the Sky”, p.264, Algonquin Books
“...appetite turns common food into the fare of kings.”
“There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.”

Source : Alexander Hamilton, Donald R. Hickey, Connie D. Clark (2006). “Citizen Hamilton: The Wit and Wisdom of an American Founder”, p.87, Rowman & Littlefield
“I didn't know music could make me feel good, I guess.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com

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