"Good writing is like a bomb: it explodes in the face of the reader."

-- Nuruddin Farah

#Writing Quotes #Bombs Quotes #Faces Quotes

“For me, as a child, I certainly thought that there were more black people in the world than white people.”
“And he wrote, "When the moon rises tonight think of me and I'll think of you.”
“Painting seems like some kind of peculiar miracle that I need to have again and again.”

Source : Kim Sichel, Philip Guston (1994). “Philip Guston, 1975-1980: Private and Public Battles”, University of Washington Press
“I'm only superstitious on the tennis court.”
“I want you to make u and go halfzies on this cake. K? But. . . I want a piece too, so i guess we'll have to go thirdzies. . . Awwww, we're not going to be able to split the strawberry on top though. What should we do? Maybe I should just take it after all strawberries are my favorite. . . oh! I forgot to ask Hiku-chan, Kau-chan do you like strawberries? -Hunny”
“I will keep a substantial long exposure to gold -- which serves as a Jelly Donut antidote for my portfolio. While I'd love for our leaders to adopt sensible policies that would reduce the tail risks so that I could sell our gold, one nice thing about gold is that it doesn't even have quarterly conference calls.”
“The tragic effects of terrorism have forced the new-construction industry to re-evaluate traditional methods of fire protection in commercial infrastructures. That includes everything from building codes, to structural design issues and the less durable fireproofing materials currently specified for commercial steel structures.”
“I think the dot-com boom and bust represented the end of the beginning. The industry is more mature today.”

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