"I begin by writing paragraphs that donâ€™t have an immediate relation to a plot. The sound of the story comes first."

-- Grace Paley

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“I've gone through my periods. I've read the Bible completely, all the way through twice. I did it once when I was about 20 and I did it again when I was about 30.”
“It's not a terrible thing that we feel fear when faced with the unknown. It is part of being alive, something we all share.”
“He that goeth about to persuade a multitude that they are not so well governed as they ought to be shall never want attentive and favorable hearers.”

Source : 'Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity' (1593) bk. 1, ch. 1, sect. 1
“I am a deeply religious nonbeliever - this is a somewhat new kind of religion.”
“The very next thing you need to be doing is the thing that terrifies you the most.”
“If I can give you some kind of knowledge of life you should listen.”

Source : "Leon Spinks is down, not out". Interview with Stan Grossfeld, www.sfgate.com. December 25, 2005.
“Latins are tenderly enthusiastic. In Brazil they throw flowers at you. In Argentina they throw themselves.”
“The planet is asleep and it's the fault of musicians who are untrue to themselves.”

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