"The true alchemists do not change lead into gold; they change the world into words."

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Source : William H. Gass (2010). “A Temple of Texts”, p.37, Knopf Group E-Books

William H. Gass

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“I could eat my body weight in sushi.”
“I think the best way to listen to my music is through recording. I would love to be one of those artists where you can go into a coffee shop and watch people pass by and then my music is in their ears. Not necessarily a sensory deprivation thing, but that's cool too. Unfortunately in order to focus on nobody else, you would probably have to go into a dark room and just sit there and listen to it.”
“The main one is that these apparel jobs are a very important means for young women in these countries to gain autonomy. The other big lesson is that it can't be just about activism. This is most clear to me in the case of China, where we do not have freedom of the press. If the press is free and can report on what's happening, then change happens.”
“I think that as soon as you think of yourself as a famous person or anything like that, you're objectifying yourself in some weird way.”
“And on the pedestal these words appear:â€¨ 'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:â€¨ Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!' â€¨Nothing beside remains. Round the decayâ€¨ Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bareâ€¨ The lone and level sands stretch far away.”
“I'm aware of how difficult it is to work and be a mom - I have an 11-year-old son - and I would love to help anyone else who is trying to get into the field.”

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“As a kid, Punky Brewster was my idol. I wanted to dress like her and talk like her.”
“Why had such a promising world been crucified on the tree of obligation, thorned by duties, hanged by hypocrisy, smothered by customs?”

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