"Somebody will be able to crack ebook files in the same way that people cracked music files a decade ago. An author could have worked for three years on his book, have someone buy it for their Kindle for Â£6.99 and then see it shared with everyone in the world for free."

-- Simon Armitage

#Book Quotes #Years Quotes #People Quotes

“I am glad that I am not raising kids today. And Iâ€™m rather pessimistic that my grandchildren will enjoy the great society that Iâ€™ve enjoyed in my lifetime. I really think itâ€™s coarsened. Itâ€™s coarsened in so many ways. One of the things that upsets me about modern society is the coarseness of manners. You canâ€™t go to a movie â€” or watch a television show for that matter â€” without hearing the constant use of the F-word â€” including, you know, ladies using it. People that I know donâ€™t talk like that!”
“People become more interesting from about 25 - they develop character and their personalities come out.”
“It's not so much that I like him as a person God, but as a boy he's very handsome.”
“If you're new to the smoking game, the first dish I suggest you smoke would be a pork shoulder. Unlike brisket or ribs, the meat is intrinsically tender. It's very well marbled both on the outside of the shoulder and throughout the meat, so even if you overcook it, even if you get a spike in temperature, it's very hard to screw up. It usually comes out moist, crispy and delicious no matter what you do to it.”
“I await your sentence with less fear than you pass it. The time will come when all will see what I see.”
“Someone once quoted Shakespeare to the philosopher W. V. O. Quine: There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy. To which Quine is said to have responded: Possibly, but my concern is that there not be more things in my philosophy than are in heaven and earth.”

Source : Chet Raymo (2008). “When God is Gone Everything is Holy: The Making of a Religious Naturalist”, Ave Maria Press
“Why should I pay the bums all that good folding money and then go out and do all the work myself?”
“Part of the writer's task is to recognize what he's done, then dive back in and make the connections clearer. I'm a strong believer in getting things right the ninth or tenth time.”

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