"I've never set out consciously to write American music. I don't know what that would be unless the obvious Appalachian folk references."

-- Carlisle Floyd

#Writing Quotes #Would Be Quotes #Obvious Quotes

“The centre of his world was the south where he was born in slavery some 79 years ago and where he did his work as a creative scientist.”
“All the fantasy writers I know have a way of dwelling on their own fears and phobias. A writer spends his life being his own psychiatrist.”
“One of the most ephemeral and important things is atmosphere and tone and it's very hard to put your finger on what creates that.”

Source : "Interview: Sleeping Beauty Director Julia Leigh" by Edward Douglas, www.comingsoon.net. November 29, 2011.
“Nothing happened today. And if anything did, Iâ€™d rather not talk about it, because I didnâ€™t understand it.”
“An efficient telecommunications network is the foundation upon which an information society is built.”

Source : Speech at Arab ICT Regulators Forum, Movenpick Dead Sea, Jordan, March 21, 2004.
“I love my films. I have stacks and stacks of DVDs. I put 'Last of the Mohicans' on the other day with Daniel Day-Lewis. It hurts me to say it because he's a Millwall fan, but I think he's fantastic.”

Source : "Alvin Martin: 'Scousers and cockneys get on. It's the mickey-taking'". Interview with Jacob Steinberg, www.theguardian.com. December 15, 2011.
“Yet hold it more humane, more heav'nly, first, By winning words to conquer willing hearts, And make persuasion do the work of fear.”
“Whether you know or not, you are the infinite potential of love, peace and joy”

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