"Recalling, for me, is a great way of living, so not to forget."

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Source : "Hilton Als, Constructing Genre". Interview with Christopher Bollen, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 5, 2013.

Hilton Als

#Way Quotes #Forget Quotes

“My occupation has been a great deal with David Foster Wallace, and he didn't manage it, and he was very much looking for something that isn't totally selfish, and finding meaning. It's a struggle.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“Have high regard for yourself. Be your own best friend.”
“Monopoly controls have been the exception in free societies; they have been the rule in closed societies.”
“I can deal with all the pangs of having to find money in 20 different places because you don't really reap the whirlwind with this cutting-edge music.”

Source : Interview with Chris Dahlen, pitchfork.com. March 6, 2005.
“Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it.”
“Perfection is impossible. Trying to do your best is important, but loving yourself and loving others should come first.”
“A man who tells secrets or stories must think of who is hearing or reading, for a story has as many versions as it has readers. Everyone takes what he wants or can from it and thus changes it to his measure. Some pick out parts and reject the rest, some strain the story through their mesh of prejudice, some paint it with their own delight. A story must have some points of contact with the reader to make him feel at home in it. Only then can he accept wonders.”
“A cult is a religion with no political power.”

Source : In Our Time ch. 2 (1980) See Feibleman 1

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