"At the heart of the impulse to tell stories is a mystery so profound."

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Source : Dennis Covington (2009). “Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia”, p.174, Da Capo Press

Dennis Covington

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“Just as the ideal of classic Greek culture was the most perfect harmony of mind and body, so a human and a bicycle are the perfect synthesis of body and machine.”

Source : Richard Ballantine, Richard Grant (1998). “Ultimate Bicycle Book”, Willowdale, Ont. : Firefly Books
“Family time is really important to me.”
“I oppose U.S. military intervention in Iraq. I believe that we should not send troops or engage in air strikes-our nation's military involvement needs to be over. The United States has already spent billions of dollars in Iraq while our nation has endured a crumbling infrastructure, cuts to our social programs, a lack of investment in job training and creation, and sadly, a failure to take care of our veterans. Let's focus our resources at home. Over 4000 men and women have sacrificed their lives for Iraq. That is enough.”
“What gets me excited by the process of making art is how unrelated elements get fused, which is a formal process. The content is the easy part. Putting it together in a way that's cohesive is the challenge.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“It's always about a character that I become obsessed with and who refuses to leave me alone.”
“Newcastle are absolutely besotted by injuries”

Source : "Stupid football quotes: 2012's best gaffes from managers and pundits" by Steve Anglesey, www.mirror.co.uk. December 31, 2012.
“Buying a bicycle is a momentous event, akin to marriage: you are acquiring a partner.”

Source : Dervla Murphy (2001). “South From the Limpopo”, p.235, The Overlook Press
“Irony has only emergency use. Carried over time it is the voice of the trapped who have come to enjoy their cage.”

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