"Paul Valery speaks of the 'une ligne donnee' of a poem. One line is given to the poet by God or by nature, the rest he has to discover for himself."

-- Stephen Spender

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“When your father directed your mother in 'Orpheus Descending,' the kid's going to be a theater nerd.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Do you know what happened the last time I loved someone?â€ Growled against my skin with such tempered violence that my shiver turned into a shudder. I nodded. â€œNo you donâ€™t.â€ Another lethal growl. â€œYou only know how she died. Let me tell you how she livedâ€” in fear. My actions horrified her, as they horrify you. My enemies exploited her, as they exploit you, so it was more than an advancing army that made her throw herself from our roof. It was me.”
“It's a great huge game of chess that's being played--all over the world--if this is the world at all, you know. Oh, what fun it is! How I wish I was one of them! I wouldn't mind being a Pawn, if only I might join--though of course I should like to be a Queen, best.”
“We're in this band, the Foo Fighters, making music for the love of music. We all came from bands that had disbanded, and we were drawn to each other because we missed playing.”
“Weâ€™re too much ourselves. Afraid of letting go of what we are, in case we are nothing, and holding on so tight, we lose everything else.”
“Be different; be unique; be yourself.”

Source : Source: www.maximumpop.co.uk
“The most difficult thing in baseball is to be consistent. You can have one good year, but if the next is bad you're defrauding everyone.”
“I would rather be a preacher in a pulpit than a prince on a throne”

Source : Christopher Love (2012). “The Last Words and Letters of Christopher Love: With A Clear Vindication of His Principles and Practices”, p.142, Puritan Publications

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