"Memory that yearns to join the centre, a limb remembering the body from which it has been severed, like those bamboo thighs of the god."

-- Derek Walcott

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“I think the central mission in Afghanistan right now is to protect the people, certainly, and that would be inclusive of everybody, and that in a, in an insurgency and a counterinsurgency, that's really the center of gravity.”
“It's hard to kill that father-son bond.”
“What obsesses a writer starting out on a lifetime's work is the panic-stricken search for a voice of his own.”
“I'm a really huge fan of the old romantic comedies from the '30s and '40s... Huge fan. I love all that stuff.”
“A lean, loose-jointed Negro had commenced plunking a guitar beside me while I slept. His clothes were rags; his feet peeped out of his shoes. His face had on it some of the sadness of the ages. As he played, he pressed a knife on the strings of the guitar in a manner popularized by Hawaiian guitarists who used steel bars. The effect was unforgettable.”

Source : William Christopher Handy (1947). “Father of the Blues: An Autobiography of W. C. Handy”
“I used to think that the times when you don't work, you should be anxious and constantly by the phone and putting so much pressure on yourself, but I've really learned that all the experiences we have you can bring into the next job. So it's making sure your brain and body are being stimulated so you can bring something new to the next role.”
“I've never talked to our guys about being young. That's an easy crutch to fall on. You really just have to come in and build the spirit up of your team by working them everyday, showing them examples of what they've done and reinforce their work.”
“Failing is not a disgrace unless you make it the last chapter of your book.”

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