"Late February, and the air's so balmy snowdrops and crocuses might be fooled into early blooming. Then, the inevitable blizzard will come, blighting our harbingers of spring, and the numbed yards will go back undercover. In Florida, it's strawberry season- shortcake, waffles, berries and cream will be penciled on the coffeeshop menus."

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Source : Gail Mazur (1995). “The Common”, p.27, University of Chicago Press

Gail Mazur

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“I don't really have guilty pleasures. Anything musically that I fully, fully believe, is good no matter who the artist is, no matter what the marketing is behind it, I stand pretty firm.”

Source : "Solange Knowles On Nas, Juvenile And Dance Moves". Interview with Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Frannie Kelley, www.wbur.org. February 12, 2014.
“Winning is like deodorant - it comes up and a lot of things don't stink.”
“Top Chef is a very smooth-running machine. All the people working there are incredibly professional and absolutely at the top of their game.”
“Religion is intended to facilitate hope and faith. Much like a path is intended to facilitate a journey.”
“Before writing a single note of music, and even before the spotting session, I find it best to sit down with the director and just listen to him or her talk about the film - what they're trying to say, what they want the audience to understand or believe, and a thousand other similar questions. The director has most likely been living with the film for years before a composer is attached, and so the director's inclinations, desires, and understanding of the film are paramount.”

Source : "A Conversation With Prolific Music Composer & Producer John Keltonic". Interview with Norm Goldman, www.bookpleasures.com. July 21, 2015.
“My life is full, and I love it. Acting is the frosting on the cake for me.”

Source : Source: www.hollywoodchicago.com
“One of the problems with a candidate like Bob Kennedy, and his brother before him, was that people assumed they didn't need contributions.”
“I was dead until you found me, though I breathed. I was sightless, though I could see. And then you came...and I was awakened.”

Source : J.R. Ward (2008). “The Black Dagger Brotherhood: An Insider's Guide”, p.123, Penguin

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