"You belong to the earth and the earth is hard."

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Source : Amanda Coplin (2012). “The Orchardist: A Novel”, p.7, Harper Collins

Amanda Coplin

“Learn more about yourself! Make a self-esteem collage using pictures of other people you wish you were.”
“We come crawling through these cracks, orphans, lobotomies; if you ask me what I want, I'll tell you. I want everything. Whole rotten world come down and break. Let me spread my legs.”

Source : Kathy Acker (1996). “Pussy, King of the Pirates”, Acker, Kathy
“My home State of North Carolina ranks 12th in the United States for increased aging population and, according to a national report, 41st in overall health. According to this same report, individuals aged 50+ are the least healthy.”
“Overhead will eat you alive if not constantly viewed as a parasite to be exterminated. Never mind the bleating of those you employ. Hold out until mutiny is imminent before employing even a single additional member of staff. More startups are wrecked by overstaffing than by any other cause, bar failure to monitor cash flow.”
“I don't think of myself as a movie star and I can pretty easily convince other people that I'm not a movie star.”

Source : "I'd love to play a psycho killer" by Michael Ellison, www.theguardian.com. January 26, 2001.
“If you only walk on sunny days you'll never reach your destination.”

Source : FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from May 16, 2011
“I built my entire career off of teen comedies. I was in 'Bring It On'.”
“I read The Old Curiosity Shop before I began Blackwood Farm. I was amazed at the utter madness in that book.”

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