"[Buzzing at the Sill] deals with the margins of America, a lot of parts unseen. Well, parts that are seen and familiar to a lot of the populace, but unseen when it comes to the parameters of what mainstream news and popular culture and Hollywood reflects."

-- Peter van Agtmael

#America Quotes #Unseen Quotes #Hollywood Quotes

“I am not ashamed of my grandparents for having been slaves. I am only ashamed of myself for having at one time being ashamed.”

Source : Ralph Ellison (2010). “Invisible Man”, p.40, Vintage
“I desire that on no occasion ... shall demonstrations of a political or religious character be made before my remains.”
“Nobody can ever say that being negative ever helped them at all - not in any way.”
“You cannot fix what you will not face.”
“I never listen to music when I am writing. It would be impossible. I listen to Bach in the mornings, mostly choral music; also some Handel, mostly songs and arias; I like Schubert's and Beethoven's chamber music and Sibelius' symphonies; for opera, I listen to Mozart and in recent years Wagner.”
“Burn not thy fingers to snuff another man's candle.”
“It's a brooding melancholy that haunts me.”
“The Irish Republican Army has kept every commitment made by its leadership.”

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