"I reserve the right to tell shaggy dog stories or even common jokes as part of what I'm doing. I don't give a damn if half the audience walks out."

-- David Antin

#Dog Quotes #Giving Quotes #Stories Quotes

“...fact takes no heed of human hopes.”
“What would New York be without slavery?”
“I've sold too many books to get good reviews anymore. There's a lot of jealousy, because [reviewers] think they can write a good novel or a best-seller and get frustrated when they can't. I've learned to despise them.”
“The Eagles and the Captain and Tennille ruled the airwaves, and we were the answer to it.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.
“When I need to know the meaning of a word, I look it up in a dictionary.”
“If you can't change the status quo, make the status quo, change.”
“Let a Secretary of Peace be appointed.”
“Good writing works from a simple premise: your experience is not yours alone, but in some sense a metaphor for everyone's.”

Source : Kim Addonizio, Dorianne Laux (2010). “The Poet's Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry”, p.21, W. W. Norton & Company

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