"Beauty always takes place in the particular."

-- Elaine Scarry

#Particular Quotes

“I think that Yes' music is kind of on its own out there, and it goes through different chapters, and that involves different people. I don't think it's a case of 'any year is better than any other.' They can all co-exist quite comfortably.”
“I'm such a video game fan that being able to do voices in video games is just fantastic.”
“There is no security for those who seek it outside of themselves.”
“It's not about facts, it's about feelings. It's about remembering feelings and happiness. A definition of art is that it makes concrete our most subtle emotions. I think the highest form of art is music. It's the most abstract of all art expression.”
“If I could play an instrument, it would probably be a cello or an electric guitar.”
“We can chart our future clearly and wisely only when we know the path which has led to the present.”
“Don’t be lookin up at no sky for help. Look down here, at us twisted dreamers.”

Source : "Vernon God Little". Book by D.B.C. Pierre, Act V. Me ves y sufres, January 20, 2003.
“Let it Ride channels Elmore Leonard at the height of his powers, with dialogue Quentin Tarantino would kill for.”

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