"One would think that in writing about literary men and matters there would be no difficulty in finding a title for one's essay, or that any embarrassment which might arise would be from excess of material. I find this, however, far from being the case."

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Source : James Payn (1882). “Sammlung”

James Payn

#Writing Quotes #Men Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Indeed, it's futile to try and use Holy Scripture to support any political position. I deeply distrust anyone who does. Just look at what an Islamic Republic is like.”
“I feel like there's the people's music, and there's corporate music.”
“Most of us would agree that the important thing about Jesus is not his supposed miraculous birth or the claim that he was resurrected from death, but rather how he lived. The power of his love, the penetrating simplicity of his teachings, and the force of his example of service on behalf of the disenfranchised and downtrodden are what is crucial.”

Source : John Beuhrens, Forrest Church (1998). “A Chosen Faith: An Introduction to Unitarian Universalism”, p.7, Beacon Press
“The benefit of the radio is, something beyond your realm of knowledge can surprise you, can enter your realm of knowledge.”
“She's been a smack addict, she's had big success in Europe in the '70s, and she's lost everything. She's been rediscovered in the '80s, and as we meet her she's just about to sign a new recording contract.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“You can figure out who you were by which movies you loved when”
“I would want my legacy to be that I was a great son, father and friend.”
“I came late to the genre of folk music.”

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