"Once a poet calls his myth a myth, he prevents the reader from treating it as a reality; we use the word 'myth' only for stories we ourselves cannot believe."

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Source : "The Mystic Word" by Adam Kirsch, www.newyorker.com. October 9, 2006.

Adam Kirsch

#Believe Quotes #Reality Quotes #Stories Quotes

“His [Donald Trump]support is crossing wide swaths of the party. It`s not just the evangelicals. It`s the moderates, as well.”

Source : Source: www.msnbc.com
“Life comes full circle.”
“A lot of modern amps and preamps sound great when you're jamming by yourself, but don't hold up in a band situation. The sound isn't dense enough, and the lows and highs tend to get soaked up by the bass and cymbals.”
“It has been frequently remarked, that it seems to have been reserved to the people of this country to decide, by their conduct and example, the important question, whether societies of men are really capable or not, of establishing good government from reflection and choice, or whether they are forever destined to depend, for their political constitutions, on accident and force.”
“The whale is endangered, while the ant continues to do just fine.”
“I continued studying by myself in the field of jazz with my own technique of improvisation, walking bass lines, rhythms, all kinds of stuff, which I created for myself.”
“If a few nations step forward and begin changing the narrative of 'us and them' to 'everyone,' we will see a new dawn. If a few nations begin actually making operational a verification system we can all depend upon and push to bring all into such a system, we will all benefit.”
“We focus on the best, fun, and happy things, and people want that. Being happy never goes out of style,”

Source : "Lilly Pulitzer, designer of trademark tropical dresses, dies aged 81", www.theguardian.com. April 7, 2013.

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