"Thomas Mann used to write education novels and now you can write an education memoir, and there are all these memoirs coming out now about people's relationships with books. Like anything else, these can be good or bad. The genre doesn't make it good or bad, it's the execution."

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Source : Source: therumpus.net

Marco Roth

#Book Quotes #Writing Quotes #People Quotes

“To be in a situation where you have no rights whatsoever is something I wish everybody could experience. People's attitudes would change. It would be a better place.”
“I thought I understood what was best. I knew too little and believed too soon.”
“Intrinsic value follows meaning follows form follows economics follows function follows more economics follows market research.”

Source : "A Conversation About The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly". Interview moderated by Chee Pearlman, www.wired.com. January 1, 2001.
“Prayers are prophecies. They are the best predictors of your spiritual future. Who you become is determined by how you pray. Ultimately, the transcript of your prayers becomes the script of your life.”
“Sometimes the king is a woman.”
“Pity is exhaustible. What a terrible discovery!”

Source : Enid Bagnold (1935). “A diary without dates”
“Decide not rashly. The decision made Can never be recalled. The gods implore not, Plead not, solicit not; they only offer Choice and occasion, which once being passed Return no more. Dost thou accept the gift?”
“You always want your significant other to think that you hung the moon, but when you're working in music you also want them to be honest with you.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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