"I've been writing forever, 20 years."

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Source : "'Morrissey's hair, bongs made of apples, MTV's 120 Minutes': Inside this month's hottest new books". Interview with Teddy Wayne, www.salon.com. May 20, 2015.

Mat Johnson

#Writing Quotes #Years Quotes #Forever Quotes

“This world is nothing but a trap. The only place where a man is safe and gets comfort is the secluded place of God.”
“Four years after the death of Justinian, A.D. 569, was born at Mecca, in Arabia the man who, of all men exercised the greatest influence upon the human race . . . Mohammed . . .”
“Of all parts of wisdom, the practice is the best. Socrates was esteemed the wisest man of his time because he turned his acquired knowledge into morality, and aimed at goodness more than greatness.”
“Because of my schooling, my fate would always be a little different from my friends.”

Source : Daoud Hari (2008). “The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur”, p.66, Random House
“If I'm enjoying myself, I find my opportunities for more fun become greater.”
“Being harmless means being so strong, so empowered, that the idea of showing power through harm is not even a part of your consciousness.”
“People, unless they are nilly-willy or very sick, cannot be taken into the hands and be changed overnight into somthing more worth-while and profitable.”
“I want you to hear a new version of Dueling Banjos. Anyone else is welcome.”

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