"I grew up sort of middle class, safe and suburban."

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Colum McCann

#Class Quotes #Safe Quotes #Grew Up Quotes

“Love is sublime, truly, a precious gift. But also, alas, one of God's little pranks. It's naive of you to confuse love with happiness, as if they were somehow the samae thing. In fact love, once found, is more akin to gravity: too strong, too close, and it will crush you. Unless you're careful, always.”

Source : Wil McCarthy (2009). “The Collapsium”, p.319, Bantam
“It seems to me that in the western world, culture has something to do with appearance. A person that's out creating good stuff has got to appreciate someone when they take the time to have an appearance that goes with what they're doing.”
“I was a very private person. All of a sudden, to see myself all over the internet and be like, "Oh god, do I want people to even hear this stuff?"”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“When I photograph, what I'm really doing is seeking answers to things.”

Source : Wynn Bullock, Barbara Bullock-Wilson (1984). “Wynn Bullock, photographing the nude: the beginnings of a quest for meaning”, Gibbs Smith
“Picture books are an emotional medium.Â They need to make us feel something.”
“The only difference between the Coyotes and 'Days of Our Lives' is that nobody has been shot on our team yet.”
“When your world is in pieces, you can choose to see it as crumbling or building. Your attitude, resilience and determination mark the difference.”
“I wasn't a huge fan of reality shows, because I'm like 'they're taking away from the actors,' but sometimes mindless is just wonderful.”

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