"How vulgar, this hankering after immortality, how vain, how false. Composers are merely scribblers of cave paintings. One writes music because winter is eternal and because, if one didn't, the wolves and blizzards would be at one's throat all the sooner."

-- David Mitchell

#Writing Quotes #Winter Quotes #Would Be Quotes

“Grace changes us and change is painful".”
“I walk alone in the darkness and wonder how a person would begin to determine the circumference of the earth. I have no idea. Iâ€™d probably just google it.”

Source : Robin Sloan (2012). “Mr Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore”, p.132, Atlantic Books Ltd
“I always had a philosophy which I got from my father. He used to say, 'Listen. God gave to you the gift to play football. This is your gift from God. If you take care of your health, if you are in good shape all the time, with your gift from God no one will stop you, but you must be prepared.'”
“I didn't know that once you've proven yourself useful to the wrong people, you'll never be free again.”

Source : Steve Hamilton (2010). “The Lock Artist: A Novel”, p.187, Macmillan
“Dieting is the only game where you win when you lose!”
“The first thing people look at with Four Seasons records is the vocals. But for me, the drum fills and rhythms are as much a part of it as anything. They're the base on which the harmonies were built.”
“I've been motivated by overcoming challenge and overcoming the hurdles and obstacles that face me. There still is plenty out there to get motivated by.”
“Don't take refuge in the false security of consensus.”

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