"Only the slow reader will notice the odd crowd of images-flier, butcher, seal-which have gathered to comment on the aims and activities of the speeding reader, perhaps like gossips at a wedding."

-- William H. Gass

#Reading Quotes #Gossip Quotes #Crowds Quotes

“I don't like political poetry, and I don't write it. If this question was pointing towards that, I think it is missing the point of the American tradition, which is always apolitical, even when the poetry comes out of politically active writers.”
“If people are making fun of you then you're probably doing something right.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The idiot willingness to choose sides is what feeds the abattoir of history.”

Source : Steven Heighton (2010). “Afterlands”, p.322, Vintage Canada
“A beautiful word in the middle of a sentence can sometimes reduce me to tears in an interview, and when I'm reading, too. I've sometimes wondered whether I'm at the point of tears all the time because I use my eyes so much that they're strained and on the verge of tears anyway.”

Source : Interview with Sarah Fay, believermag.com. June 1, 2010.
“Power, like vanity, is insatiable. Nothing short of omnipotence could satisfy it completely.”
“You don't have to try, you just have to be.”

Source : David Viscott (2003). “Finding Your Strength in Difficult Times”, McGraw Hill Professional
“I am thrilled yet overwhelmed. There are so many great women athletes, some incredible performances.”
“There's only X amount of time. You can do whatever you want with that time. It's your time.”

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