"[Alex] Haley had a tendency to write even more frequently and voluminously to his agents and his editors than he did putting pen to paper in his own books."

-- Manning Marable

#Book Quotes #Writing Quotes #Editors Quotes

“I've always quite liked the idea of being an archeologist, sort of scrubbing around in the dirt.”
“I invite you to sit down in front of your television set when your station goes on the air . . . and keep your eyes glued to that set until the station signs off. I can assure you that you will observe a great wasteland.”

Source : Speech before National Association of Broadcasters, Washington, D.C., 9 May 1961
“Every one of us is losing something precious to us. Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back again. Thatâ€™s part of what it means to be alive.”
“Without putting the brakes on out-of-control campaign contributions from individuals and corporations - it will be business as usual, with 1 percent of Americans pulling the strings.”

Source : "Occupy Congress" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 9, 2011.
“It's a lot of crooked cops out there. They manipulate the system.”
“Let's just keep asking ourselves this question: 'Is what I'm about to do strengthening the web of connections, or is it weakening it?'”
“Opened Christmas cards hum to me the hymn of love and teach me the sacrament of correspondence.”
“Over to my left is the big grey wall in front of the church. Are we the Thoughts of God? a poster asks. No, I realise. It's the reverse.”

Source : Scarlett Thomas (2008). “The End Of Mr. Y”, p.363, Canongate Books

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