Quotes
Authors
Michael Dirda

"Many readers simply can't stomach fantasy. They immediately picture elves with broadswords or mighty-thewed barbarians with battle axes, seeking the bejeweled Coronet of Obeisance ... (But) the best fantasies pull aside the velvet curtain of mere appearance. ... In most instances, fantasy ultimately returns us to our own now re-enchanted world, reminding us that it is neither prosaic nor meaningless, and that how we live and what we do truly matters."

-- Michael Dirda

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“Out of my discomforts, which were small enough, grew one thing for which I have all my life been grateful, the formation of fixed habits of work.”
“The basic success of the conga came from ...that basic principle of African music and dance: everybody participates. The conga eradicated the distinction between performer and audience, broke down the wall of the proscenium...”

Source : Ned Sublette (2007). “Cuba and Its Music: From the First Drums to the Mambo”, p.409, Chicago Review Press
“All your renown is like the summer flower that blooms and dies; because the sunny glow which brings it forth, soon slays with parching power.”
“The lover`s discourse was of an extreme solitude. The solitude was extreme because it wasn`t physical. It was extreme because you felt it while in the company of the person you loved. It was extreme because it was in your head, the most solitary of places.”
“I am not a hoodlum. I'm a community organizer.”
“I remember being backstage in my full look and the make-up artist said to me: â€˜Did you hear? Kendall Jenner is here.â€™Â â€˜And I said, â€˜She is? Oh my God!â€™”
“The intensity at a G Herbo show is crazy with fans especially in New York. It's always crazy and at home (Chicago) of course. The intensity is always crazy depending on the energy that I give, they feed off my energy.”

Source : Source: thesource.com
“If you believe you're good already, you don't need to do extra stuff to impress us. Your best work comes when you're absorbed; because then your ego is away.”

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