"Once I know what the first page is, then the rest will come."

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William Bolcom

#Pages Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“Think as little as possible about yourself and as much as possible about other people.”
“Before Luce could reply, a skinny, dark haired girl appeared in from of her, wagging her long fingers in Luce's face. "Ooooooh," the girl taunted in a ghost-story-telling voice, dancing around Luce in a circle. "The reds are watching youuuu." "Get out of here, Arriane, before I have you lobotimized," the attendant said, though it was clear from her first brief but genuine smile that she had some coarse affection for that crazy girl. It was also clear that Arriane did not reciprocate the love. She mimed a jerking-off motion at the attendant, then stared at Luce, daring her to be offended.”
“Choose To Be Inspired.”

Source : Reddit AMA, www.reddit.com. November 20, 2014.
“You walk a fine line when you have a performance at a show just as you do with having celebrities attend a show - you never want the attention to be drawn too far away from the clothing.”
“Nothing succeeds like the appearance of success.”

Source : Christopher Lasch (1991). “The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectations”, p.59, W. W. Norton & Company
“So often, the discarded love of youth is desperately yearned for in maturity.”
“All religions are the same. They all lead to God. God is everybody ... The same blood flows through us all, the arms, the legs, the heart, all are the same. See no difference. See all the same.”
“Oh, how I would like a poor Church, and for the poor.”

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