"Literature is the history of the soul."

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Source : Barry Hannah (2010). “Long, Last, Happy: New and Collected Stories”, p.457, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

Barry Hannah

#Soul Quotes #Literature Quotes

“Culture makes pain tolerable by interpreting it's necessity; only pain perceived as curable is intolerable.”
“One can never be sure of the end, only of the means, and so we must be sure that the means are good.”
“In opera, as with any performing art, to be in great demand and to command high fees you must be good of course, but you must also be famous. The two are different things.”
“The only difference between this and Custer's last stand was that Custer didn't have to look at the tape afterward.”
“Nobody really truly supporting independent filmmakers anymore. It's just dire. There's a lot of bad filmmaking, and there's a lot of people worshipping some terrible filmmakers. It's a waste of all of our time, if you don't feel anything. We are an age of YouTube kids. We don't care so much anymore. It's all about marketing.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Certain it is that a great responsibility rests upon the statesmen of all nations, not only to fulfill the promises for reduction in armaments, but to maintain the confidence of the people of the world in the hope of an enduring peace.”
“You don't have the right to be left alone with that abortion decision. The child is present...you are not alone.”
“On the road you have to be more organized. Also, a crowd's energy helps you focus. Nothing compares to playing live. You have to slamdunk whatever you're playing. In the studio, you can do things over.”

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