"I do think that the abiding mystery of my origins has definitely had a profound effect upon my writing. There is that thing in the back of my mind where I think I don't really know who I am. And it may make it a little easier to shift around in my narrative voice."

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Source : "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. July 18, 2011.

Gillian Welch

#Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Voice Quotes

“Crime dramas will never go away as long as people turn to television for, among other things, reassurance and comfort.”
“I am under no illusion that I will ever be the greatest opera composer in the world, with Wagner and Verdi and Strauss before me. I think my work could fit very nicely into musicals, though.”
“It is impossible to serve God without serving one another.”
“To vindicate the sanctity of human life by taking it is an outrage upon reason. The spectacle of a human being dangling at the end of a gallows-rope is a degradation of humanity.”
“If the rain spoils our picnic, but saves a farmer's crop, who are we to say it shouldn't rain?”
“One of the things that has been very difficult in Libya is the sense of uncertainty - the sense that they haven't actually finished the revolution, that there was still a great deal of uncertainty. That uncertainty has made Libya harder for business in terms of oil and other things as well.”

Source : "Interview: Symantec's John Thompson talks about big picture security". Interview with Ed Scannell, www.infoworld.com. June 16, 2004.
“May the God of your choice bless and keep you. I respect Him as long as He does not circumcise me anymore.”
“If you take an hour out of your day to meditate, you will progress ten-fold. By staying mentally focused, you can let your worries go.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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