"Whenever my environment had failed to support or nourish me, I had clutched at books..."

-- Richard Wright

#Book Quotes #Support Quotes #Environment Quotes

“The most valiant thing you can do as an artist is inspire someone else to be creative.”

Source : Details magazine, 2010.
“Trying to be a leader, you've got to be really sure of what you're doing and you've got to guide people the right way.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return.”
“Contention in our families drives the Spirit of the Lord away. It also drives many of our family members away. Contention ranges from a hostile spoken word to worldwide conflicts. The scriptures tell us that "Only by pride cometh contention".”
“I hate when people call me a socialite because you have to have money to be a socialite, which I don't have.”

Source : "Sky Ferreira and the dark side of the music biz" by Michael Cragg, www.theguardian.com. April 5, 2013.
“Everyone knows that time is Death, that Death hides in clocks. Imposing another time powered by the Clock of the Imagination, however, can refuse his law. Here, freed of the Grim Reaper's scythe, we learn that pain is knowledge and all knowledge pain.”
“Beauty is only temporary, but your mind lasts you a lifetime.”
“This time I hurt her more than she loves me.”

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