"All these weirdos, and me getting a little better every day right in the midst of them. I had never known, never even imagined for a heartbeat, that there might be a place for people like us."

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Source : Denis Johnson (2009). “Jesus' Son: Stories”, p.91, Macmillan

Denis Johnson

#People Quotes #Littles Quotes #Might Quotes

“He was my cream, and I was his coffee - And when you poured us together, it was something.”
“It's always wrong to hate, but it's never wrong to love”

Source : "Lady Gaga: On the Record with Fuse". TV Movie, 2009.
“I think if I had to put a finger on what I consider a good education, a good radical education, it wouldn't be anything about methods or techniques. It would be loving people first.”

Source : Myles Horton, Paulo Freire, Brenda Bell, John Gaventa (1990). “We Make the Road by Walking: Conversations on Education and Social Change”, p.177, Temple University Press
“If religion is the opiate of the people, tradition is an even more sinister analgesic, simply because it rarely appears sinister. If religion is a tight band, a throbbing vein, and a needle, tradition is a far homelier concoction: poppy seeds ground into tea; a sweet cocoa drink laced with cocaine; the kind of thing your grandmother might have made.”
“The Writer's Oath I promise solemnly: 1. to write as often and as much as I can, 2. to respect my writing self, and 3. to nurture the writing of others. I accept these responsibilities and shall honor them always.”
“In many ways my paintings are about energy â€” both in how they are created and the image itself.”

Source : "Art Space Talk: James Rosenquist". Interview with Brian Sherwin, myartspace-blog.blogspot.ru. April 04, 2008.
“I love good food. For me, that means lots of green juice, salad, and good dark chocolate.”

Source : "Stephanie Ellis on being vegetarian, human trafficking, and taking ownership of your life". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“For my second record I had gotten ProTools and started to familiar myself with hard disc recording.”

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