"There is not a string attuned to mirth but has its chord of melancholy."

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Thomas Hood

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“You must squeeze out of yourself every sensation, every thought, every image, - mercilessly, without reserve and without remorse: you must search the darkest corners of your heart, the most remote recesses of your brain, - you must search them for the image, for the glamour, for the right expression. And you must do it sincerely, at any cost: you must do it so that at the end of your day's work you should feel exhausted, emptied of every sensation and every thought, with a blank mind and an aching heart, with the notion that there is nothing, - nothing left in you.”

Source : Joseph Conrad (2015). “The Selected Letters of Joseph Conrad”, p.41, Cambridge University Press
“It is said that courage isnâ€™t the absence of fear but the fortitude to confront fear. And as long as homophobia continues to be an accepted element of the locker room culture and homophobic language a coachâ€™s motivational tool, we can never dismiss the courage it takes for an athlete-on any level-to be openly gay. Bobby Blair may not be a household name, but his journey-from frightened collegiate athlete to empowered advocate-is one that has an important lesson for anyone who believes in the unifying power of sports.”
“I grew up in the South and once you get raised on Jesus, it is kind of always a part of you even if you are a pagan, really,”
“I've felt love from certain songs that I've wanted to experience from other people - where I know that love may never happen - and I want to give that to someone else.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“The Flaming Lips have been on Warner Bros. forever, and certainly everything I heard growing up was on a major label in some way, from the Cure to Radiohead to Bjork.”

Source : "Arcade Fire". Interview with Ryan Dombal, pitchfork.com. October 4, 2010.
“I'm very sensual and very rhythm-oriented and into poetry. Women can feel that.”
“I don't feel like basketball is the only way to make a living.”
“You can't be more alive than you are—but you can awaken to what living is.”

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