"I do love voices so much that I will use them and manipulate them. The presence of a human voice in a piece of music is really exciting, even if it's just someone's breathing."

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Source : "Arca's Warped Beauty". Interview with Philip Sherburne, pitchfork.com. November 19, 2015.

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“My guitar is not a thing. It is an extension of myself. It is who I am.”

Source : FaceBook post by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts from Sep 17, 2013
“Now the standard cure for one who is sunk is to consider those in actual destitution or physical sufferingâ€”this is an all-weather beatitude for gloom in general and fairly salutary day-time advice for everyone. But at three oâ€™clock in the morning, a forgotten package has the same tragic importance as a death sentence, and the cure doesnâ€™t workâ€”and in a real dark night of the soul it is always three oâ€™clock in the morning, day after day.”
“There are three necessary elements in a story - exposition, development, and drama. Exposition we may illustrate as "John Fortescue was a solicitor in the little town of X"; development as "One day Mrs Fortescue told him she was about to leave him for another man"; and drama as "You will do nothing of the kind," he said.”
“Never quit politicking and never underestimate your opponent.”
“I'm very concerned with what's going on the news, but I would not call myself a political animal, per se. I pay more attention during election years, or if I see some topic or issue that I care about. But I would never call myself a political animal or political junkie.”
“Our hearts of stone become hearts of flesh when we learn where the outcast weeps.”
“Last, but not least -- in fact, this is most important -- you need a happy ending. However, if you can create tragic situations and jerk a few tears before the happy ending, it will work much better.”

Source : Satyajit Ray (2004). “Complete Adventures of Feluda”, p.575, Penguin Books India
“We have lost sight of the dependence we have on nature in economics”

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