"Oh let us not be condemned for what we are. It is enough to account for what we do."

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Source : 1983 'Children in Exile'.

James Fenton

#Enough Quotes #Accounts Quotes

“Parents, whether or not we believe in a deity, know that to witness a child's mind searching for meaning is a miracle.”
“I started playing heavy-metal guitar because that's what I liked. And then I got into classical guitar because it was so technically complicated.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I left home when I was 16 because I was looking for adventure.”
“There are three values: Feel good, be good and do good.”
“The first sentence of every novel should be: Trust me, this will take time but there is order here, very faint, very human.”

Source : Michael Ondaatje (2011). “In the Skin of a Lion”, p.148, Vintage
“Writing is alone, but I don't think it's lonely. Ask any writer if they feel lonely when they're writing their book, and I think they'll say no.”
“I loved looking at myself when I was very photogenic, at the very beginning of my career.”
“What does he do, Clarice? What is the first and principal thing he does, what need does he serve by killing? He covets. How do we begin to covet? We begin by coveting what we see every day.”

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