"To me the poets are closer than I am to the idea of voice, to a sort of primeval song that we all participate in."

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Francesco Clemente

#Song Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Voice Quotes

“Labour may be a burden and a chastisement, but it is also an honour and a glory. Without it, nothing can be accomplished.”
“Do you want to know the secret of life? If you want to have everything, donâ€™t want anything. Everything will run after you.”
“I am not a historian. I happen to think that the content of my mother's life - her myths, her superstitions, her prayers, the contents of her pantry, the smell of her kitchen, the song that escaped from her sometimes parched lips, her thoughtful repose and pregnant laughter - are all worthy of art.”

Source : August Wilson (1997). “Seven Guitars”, p.10, Penguin
“I'd also made the first tennis team. I was number two player in the school at 11 years of age and that didn't sit very well with people.”
“I make a lot of music with other desis - that's hugely important to me, but it can't be the sum total of who I am and what I do. It's not accurate; it doesn't reflect my life experience.”
“I didn't play football in school, but I've been a fan of football all my life. I have a fair understanding of it. Doing movies about it really helps because you know what makes them work and what doesn't.”
“You say to yourself, Well, this poem isn't going to be any good, but I'll write it anyway.”
“Worse, the deadly accuracy of filial faultfinding is facilitated by access, by trust, by willing disclosure, and so constitutes a double betrayal.”

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