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“Give the paint a chance. Give the brush a chance.”
Source : John Marin (1970). “John Marin”
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“The relationship between Cathy and Mom in the strip is the one relationship drawn from real life that I have proudly never even tried to disguise.”
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“Christianity is not about morality. It's about reality.”
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“I don't give a damn about any actors. What good will John Barrymore do you with the bases loaded and two down in a tight ball game. Either I get the money (more than Barrymore), or I don't play!”
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“Virtue, without the graces, is like a rich diamond unpolished--it hardly looks better than a common pebble; but when the hand of the master rubs off the roughness, and forms the sides into a thousand brilliant surfaces, it is then that we acknowledge its worth, admire its beauty, and long to wear it in our bosoms.”
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“I became something I had no name for in solitude and only later discovered the word for what I was and realized there were others like me.”
Source : Ivan E. Coyote (2010). “Missed Her (Large Print 16pt)”, p.71, ReadHowYouWant.com
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“I was not a writer to begin with; I was a listener.”
Source : Erskine Caldwell (1988). “Conversations with Erskine Caldwell”, p.181, Univ. Press of Mississippi
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“Our recent pop-music icons, even the most radical ones, like Björk or Caetano Veloso, often have to present themselves as happy and make positive work because they have such a large young fan base to whom they feel responsible. They can't be too negative. Now, criticism is basically a negative act. As you know, critics are neither pop stars nor popular. They are the gripers. But someone has to speak up and say no to this and yes to that.”
Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
