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“When I hear music, it seems to me that all the sins of my life pass slowly by me with veiled faces, lay their hands on my head, and say softly, "My child."”
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“Always" is a good word to believe in.”
Source : Susan Abulhawa (2010). “Mornings in Jenin”, p.231, Bloomsbury Publishing
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“With my quick success, I didn't have time to learn the ropes of the music business. Because my first record was such a hit, I was terribly spoiled and I thought I couldn't do anything wrong. I was also desperate to make tons of money because of my responsibility to my daughter. And there was no longer any joy in making music.”
Source : "Phoebe Snow obituary" by Adam Sweeting, www.theguardian.com. April 28, 2011.
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“That pompous phrase (graphic novel) was thought up by some idiot in the marketing department of DC. I prefer to call them Big Expensive Comics.”
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“The view of the local scene through the eyes of a native participant in that scene is a different window.”
Source : Kenneth Lee Pike (1958). “Language and Life”
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“I'm a really rotten liar. Generally, if I've tried to pull off a lie, it hasn't worked out to my advantage.”
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“I am what I am thanks to my mother, my father, my brother, my sister... because they have given me everything. The education I have is thanks to them.”
Source : "Homage from Catalonia", www.theguardian.com. June 4, 2005.
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“We are a long way from getting back the jobs lost since President Bush took office.”