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“I write essays to clear my mind. I write fiction to open my heart.”
Source : "Afropolitan Author Talks Fractured Family Ties in ‘Ghana Must Go’". Interview with Patrice Peck, www.ebony.com. May 2, 2013.
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“In painting, you have unlimited power. You have the ability to move mountains. You can bend rivers. But when i get home the only thing i have power over is the garbage.”
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“It's a funny thing - when I'm crazed with work, spending time with my children relaxes me. Yet, at the end of a long weekend with them, the very thing I need to relax is a little work and time away from them!”
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“If we make up our minds that this is a drab and purposeless universe, it will be that, and nothing else. On the other hand, if we believe that the earth is ours, and that the sun and moon hang in the sky for our delight, there will be joy upon the hills and gladness in the fields because the Artist in our souls glorifies creation. Surely, it gives dignity to life to believe that we are born into this world for noble ends, and that we have a higher destiny than can be accomplished within the narrow limits of this physical life.”
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“I think fashion is repulsive. The whole idea that someone else can make clothing that is supposed to be in style and make other people look good is ridiculous. It sickens me to think that there is an industry that plays to the low self-esteem of the general public. I would like the fashion industry to collapse.”
Source : "The Verge Q+A: Punk Pioneer Steve Albini on Music Festivals, The Future of Radio and Why He Wants GQ To Fail". Interview with Aaron Lake Smith, www.gq.com. September 29, 2010.
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“I'm the one who steps from the shadows, all trenchcoat and cigarette and arrogance, ready to deal with the madness. Oh, I've got it all sewn up. I can save you. If it takes the last drop of your blood, I'll drive your demons away. I'll kick them in the bollocks and spit on them when they're down and then I'll be gone back into darkness, leaving only a nod and a wink and a wisecrack. I walk my path alone... who would walk with me?”
Source : "Dangerous Habits, Part 1: The Beginning of the End (Hellblazer, Issue 41)". Book by Garth Ennis, May 1991.
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“Planning is really the hallmark of any large military formation, and it's typically a weakness in new formations and new armies.”
Source : "Withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan halfway done, top commander says". www.foxnews.com. July 23, 2012.
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“I even went so far as to become a Southern Baptist for a while, until I realized that they didn't hold 'em under long enough.”