"When the love of your life dies, the problem is not that some part of you dies too, which it does, but that some part of you is still alive."

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Source : Jackie Kay (2016). “Trumpet: Picador Classic”, p.31, Pan Macmillan

Jackie Kay

#Doe Quotes #Alive Quotes #Problem Quotes

“I think what was special about 'Music by Prudence' was the classic story of the title subject's life path - from being an outcast in her society because she was disabled, to someone who picked herself from that despair and elevated herself within that community, and now that society accepting her as much as they formerly rejected her. People identified with that journey, overcoming an obstacle, but still triumphing.”
“Wherever they went the Irish brought with them their books, many unseen in Europe for centuries and tied to their waists as signs of triumph, just as Irish heroes had once tied to their waists their enemies' heads. Where they went they brought their love of learning and their skills in bookmaking. In the bays and valleys of their exile, they reestablished literacy and breathed new life into the exhausted literary culture of Europe. And that is how the Irish saved civilization.”

Source : FaceBook post by Thomas Cahill from Mar 07, 2015
“I get so sick and tired of Wikipedia. People write their own crap on there.”
“It's not fair to use movies that weren't creatively successful as a reason why something won't work.”

Source : "Collider Watches 15 Minutes of DESPICABLE ME (Video Blog Recap) Plus Interview With Producer Chris Meledandri". Group interview, collider.com. February 10, 2010.
“Well, I don't know too many governors who are flaming ideologues.”
“It seems a bit weird to call someone your girlfriend when you have a child.”
“Many young people don't know what Versace represent. I want to show what makes Versace an iconic brand.”
“Instead of the metaphor of scales in balance, I prefer the idea of a jazz quartet: you're trying to make music that feels and sounds good, and sometimes you only hear the trumpet or just the bass and piano. Sometimes all four are playing at the same time, but perhaps at different volume.”

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