"In the time it takes American literary titan William H. Gass to write a novel, other artists have been born, completed their life's work and died. That may be an exaggeration, but only a slight one."

“Bjartur declared that he had never denied that there was much that was strange in nature. "I consider that there's nothing wrong in believing in elves even though their names aren't on the parish register," he said. "It hurts no one, yes and even does you good rather than harm; but to believe in ghosts and ghouls-that I contend is nothing but the remains of popery and hardly fit for a Christian to give even a moment's consideration." He did his utmost to persuade the women to accept his views on these matters.”

“I love creating individual short stories within chapters, but I want to get better at building consistent narratives from start to finish.”

Source : "'Morrissey's hair, bongs made of apples, MTV's 120 Minutes': Inside this month's hottest new books". Interview with Teddy Wayne, www.salon.com. May 20, 2015.

“When you speak a new language you must see if you can translate all of the poetry of your old language into the new one.”

“And the more she could imagine this island, the less she liked the real world. The more she could imagine the people, the less she liked any real people.”

“I don't find music being less important than, like, politics.”

“Your critics do not count. Their words will fade. You won't.”

Source : "iHeartRadio Awards 2015: Justin Timberlake Addresses Critics, Says "Their Words Will Fade" by Meena Jang, www.hollywoodreporter.com. March 29, 2015.

“I can’t understand it when people say they don’t like a particular color. . . . How on earth can you not like a color?”

“Nothingness cannot be defined; the softest thing cannot be snapped.”