"A man who has any relish for fine writing either discovers new beauties or receives stronger impressions from the masterly strokes of a great author every time he peruses him; besides that he naturally wears himself into the same manner of speaking and thinking."

-- Joseph Addison

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“Like many musicians, I can hear the weight in the sound. Sound is matter. We speak of the colour of an instrument, of transparency... We can demand more sombre or lighter colours, deeper playing and singing, heavier or lighter sound. And manipulating those means is like creating a painting.”

Source : "There Will Be Joy". Interview with Lydia Perović, logger.believermag.com. August 1, 2013.
“I think the better you know yourself as a person, the better an actor you can be.”

Source : "Ezra Miller and Michael Angarano on Going Method and The Stanford Prison Experiment". Interview with Kyle Buchanan, www.vulture.com. July 20, 2015.
“A lot of people have something to say about 'Wuthering Heights,' but nobody quite nails it.”
“Catch a throatful from the fire vocal Ashing and molten glass like EyjafjallajÃ¶kull.”
“Whenever death may surprise us, let it be welcome if our battle cry has reached even one receptive ear and another hand reaches out to take up our arms.”
“When the fishbowl gets too small, it's time to pack up and leave and jump into the lake or ocean.”
“Abu Dharr once described the people of the world, says, "They breed what will they ultimately bury, they build what will eventually be destroy, they hold firm to what is emphemeral, and they forsake what is everlasting. Hence, blessed are the two cries people abominate most: Death and poverty.”
“It is sensible to have a safeguard against unemployment.”

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