"When a novel has 200,000 words, then it is possible for the reader to experience 200,000 delights, and to turn back to the first page of the book and experience them all over again, perhaps more intensely."

-- Jane Smiley

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“Generally, I think people are just going through the motions now. There's so much stuff that people are doing today that has already been done. I kind of like that new Savages record, but I don't know why they take themselves so seriously.”
“People think it's funny when a dumb person can't do things the same way they can.”

Source : Daniel Keyes (2004). “Algernon, Charlie, and I: A Writer's Journey”, p.34, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“As smart technologies become more intrusive, they risk undermining our autonomy by suppressing behaviors that someone somewhere has deemed undesirable.”
“The Forty Rules of Love is a wise, joyous page-turner... and one that speaks urgently to our war-ravaged times.”
“I think when you've been in a band for a really long time, sometimes you don't appreciate what's good about yourself. It's easy to play something and get too focused on some small detail. It's helpful to have somebody around who can say, "No, that was good." Just so you don't get too lost or forget what you do. You need somebody you really trust who has great taste.”
“Although crime and corruption decreases within a one-mile radius of a casino, it increases 10 percent within a 35-mile radius by the third year the casino is open.”
“Where does the family start? It starts with a young man falling in love with a girl - no superior alternative has yet been found.”
“I really try as hard as I can on the show. If people can't see my face, if they can't see my sweat beads or at least that I'm struggling, that I'm not just pretending or going through the motions, then who can blame them for thinking that it's some kind of ridiculous piss-take?”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com

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