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“The way to mend the bad world is to create the right world.”
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“Inspiration comes unawares, from unaccountable sources that have nothing to do with planning or intelligence. Let it cool ever so slightly, and you are left, pen or brush in hand, with no inspiration at all. Gifted people need not, therefore, make a song and dance about being or supposing themselves superior. They simply happened to be born with that fortunate, subconscious equipment of theirs, and the mystery exists independently of intelligence or ambition.”
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“Extreme complication is contrary to art.”
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“Music is only a mystery to people who want it explained. Music and love are the same.”
Source : Simon van Booy (2014). “The Secret Lives of People in Love”, p.27, Oneworld Publications
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“Scotland is the Canada of England!”
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“The poem I want to write is impossible. A stone that floats.”
Source : Charles Simic (2013). “The Monster Loves His Labyrinth”, p.41, Copper Canyon Press
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“I've been fit and I've been fat, and fit is better.”
Source : Susan Powter (1994). “The Pocket Powter: Questions and Answers to Help You Change the Way You Look and Feel Forever”, p.24, Simon and Schuster
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“All that running around in my underwear put money in my pockets. I can focus on working in interesting movies without having to worry about supporting myself.”
