"I was satisfied with haiku until I met you, but now I want a Russian novel, a 50-page description of you sleeping."

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Source : Dean Young (2011). “Fall Higher”, p.75, Copper Canyon Press

Dean Young

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“Our purpose is simple...”
“My favorite movie of all time is 'Home Alone 3.'”
“Error ... is less an intellectual problem than an existential one - a crisis not in what we know, but in who we are. We hear something of that identity crisis in the questions we ask ourselves in the aftemath of error: What was I thinking? How could I have done that?”

Source : Kathryn Schulz (2010). “Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error”, p.21, Harper Collins
“Of what use are the great number of petrifactions, of different species, shape and form which are dug up by naturalists? Perhaps the collection of such specimens is sheer vanity and inquisitiveness. I do not presume to say; but we find in our mountains the rarest animals, shells, mussels, and corals embalmed in stone, as it were, living specimens of which are now being sought in vain throughout Europe. These stones alone whisper in the midst of general silence.”
“The American people ask, and legitimately so, why should we carry the heavy burden to ensure international peace and stability. You also profit from it, so you should also take your share in the burden. That's Secretary Gates's message. I share that message.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Fundamental systemic crises are often associated with the decline of the dominant imperial power and its increasing inability to sustain the system over which it had previously presided. The profound instability of the interwar period owed much to Britain's inability to maintain its role.”

Source : "Northern Rock's rescue is part of a geopolitical sea change" by Martin Jacques, www.theguardian.com. February 17, 2008.
“I too belong to an OBC caste but I have never used my community to get power”
“I'm looking for activity. I put players in and take them out based on effort and defense, not making or missing shots”

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