"I began to explore America in more general terms. I really started this work in 2009. I got the bulk of it done as I was easing out of Disco Night."

-- Peter van Agtmael

#Night Quotes #America Quotes #Done Quotes

“I don't feel lonely. No no no. I feel like I'm jumping in a well that has no bottom, and at some point I know I'll hit bottom. I never put a time limit on it. I'm oblivious to anything except that which I'm doing.”

Source : Interview with Suzanne Snider, believermag.com. May 1, 2010.
“I'm an only child, and I think one of the sweet things about that is that my parents are really interested in every aspect of my life.”
“I sing of a woman with ink on her hands and pictures hidden beneath her hair. I sing of a dog with skin like velvet pushed the wrong way.I sing of the shape a fallen body makes in the dirt beneath a tree, and I sing of an ordinary man who is wanted to know things no human being could tell him.This is the true beginning.”

Source : Carolyn Parkhurst (2003). “The Dogs of Babel”, Large Print Press
“Jealousy had a taste, all right. A bitter and tongue-stinging flavor, like a peach pit.”
“Let's stick together." "Well, you're going to have to wait here for me there: I'm going to the bathroom." "But how long are you going to be?" "Oh, three hours?" "Rocky . . .”
“Each Wal-Mart store should reflect the values of its customers and support the vision they hold for their community.”
“The Emrys! The Emrys is here!' Merlin shook his head in astonishment. 'Has it come to this?' he wondered. 'Even small children know me by sight.”
“If someone writes a great story, people praise the author, not the pen. People don't say, 'Oh what an incredible pen...where can I get a pen like this so I can write great stories?' Well, I am just a pen in the hands of the Lord. He is the author. All praise should go to him.”

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