"At a certain age you're always uncertain how other people will take you."

-- Al Purdy

#People Quotes #Age Quotes #Uncertain Quotes

“Poetry and prose are of equal importance to me as a reader, and there doesn't seem to be much difference in my own writing.”
“Both love and democracy depend on voice -- having a voice and also the resonance that makes it possible to speak and be heard.”
“We believe that we invent symbols. The truth is that they invent us; we are their creatures, shaped by their hard, defining edges.”

Source : Gene Wolfe (1994). “Shadow & Claw: The First Half of 'The Book of the New Sun'”, p.14, Macmillan
“Don't complain about not getting a chance and then be unprepared when you finally do.”
“Do you want to be with Dave for the rest of your life?â€ Then he rips off a piece of paper and picks up the smallest charcoal stick from my set. He writes something. He passes it over to me. It says: Time will tell. â€œAnd while youâ€™re waiting,â€ he says, â€œdonâ€™t settle for anything less than what you really want.”
“Those who would assail the Book of Mormon should bear in mind that its veracity is no more dubious than the veracity of the Bible, say, or the Qur'an, or the sacred texts of most other religions. The latter texts simply enjoy the considerable advantage of having made their public debut in the shadowy recesses of the ancient past, and are thus much harder to refute.”
“I usually write songs when I'm in a car by myself and it's usually dangerous because I'm writin' and drivin' at the same time.”
“No one can give you freedom but you.”

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