"But I don't think that poetry is a good, to use a contemporary word, venue, for current events."

-- Diane Wakoski

#Thinking Quotes #Events Quotes #Use Quotes

“Southern culture has fostered a type of imagination that has been influenced by Christianity of a not too unorthodox kind and by a strong devotion to the Bible, which has kept our minds attached to the concrete and the living symbol.”
“It was like she'd become the sun, and I started revolving around her. She was my center.”
“Every novel generates its own climate, when you get going.”
“I always mention toy sounds when I go into any session.”
“You must work and do good, not be lazy and gamble, if you wish to earn happiness. Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.”
“If buying equities seem the most hazardous and foolish thing you could possibly do, then you are near the bottom that will end the bear market.”
“I think the best way to protect the ocean is to encourage people onto it and into it.”
“I wish I knew how to quit you.”

Source : Annie Proulx (2005). “Brokeback Mountain”, p.42, Simon and Schuster

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