"Anything you read can influence your work, so I try to read good stuff."

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Source : Interview with Cindy Lynn Speer and Wiley Saichek, www.bookreporter.com. October 8, 2004.

S. E. Hinton

#Trying Quotes #Stuff Quotes #Influence Quotes

“In a troubled state we must do as in foul weather upon a river, not think to cut directly through, for the boat may be filled with water; but rise and fall as the waves do, and give way as much as we conveniently can.”
“For the first time in my life I saw the horizon as a curved line. It was accentuated by a thin seam of dark blue light-our atmosphere. Obviously this was not the ocean of air I had been told it was so many times in my life. I was terrified by its fragile appearance.”
“We would do well to ask ourselves the kind of fundamental questions posed by [Buruma's] erudite and thought-provoking book.”
“If fathers who fear fathering and run away from it could only see how little fathering is enough. Mostly, the father just needs to be there.”
“When you get to a certain age, you don't get lost. If you have a good set of pals around about you can have a great life.”
“If we are true small 'l' liberals, it's our job to seek out feminist Muslims, ex-Muslims, liberal Muslims, dissenting voices within Muslim communities, gay Muslims - we should promote those voices and in doing so, we demonstrate Islam is not a monolith, Muslims are not homogenous, and that Muslims are truly internally diverse.”

Source : Source: www.abc.net.au
“The first syndicating I tried was when two partners and I created a production company in 1952. We wanted to syndicate famous Bible stories and sell them for $25 a show.”
“As an artist, I think you always have to take care of yourself as a person probably even more than the average person because your body is so important to your art.”

Source : "SOUND OFF Special Interview: Josh Young Talks Solo Album, AMAZING GRACE Workshop & More". Interview with Pat Cerasaro, www.broadwayworld.com. December 7, 2012.

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