"There's the famous thing that the A&R man from the record company is supposed to do: He's supposed to come into the studio and listen to the songs you've been recording and then say, 'Guys, I don't hear any singles.' And then everybody falls into a terrible depression because you have to write one."

-- Jarvis Cocker

#Song Quotes #Fall Quotes #Writing Quotes

“after an epic search, I finally found something neither green nor fuzzy. It was a hot sausage link. I named it Peter, mostly because it seemed like the right thing to do. As soon as my java was piping hot I popped him into the microwave. hopefully the radioactive environment would sterilize Peter. No need to have little Peters running around, wreaking havoc.”
“A person who cannot handle setbacks will never handle victories either.”

Source : Twitter post from Jan 13, 2017
“The characteristic of scientific progress is our knowing that we did not know.”
“Technology may change rapidly, but people change slowly. The principals [of design] come from understanding of people. They remain true forever.”
“Shakespeare is just some bloke who keeps ranting "what light trough yonder window breaks" its the moon for god sakes!”
“It is a difficult task to talk to the purpose, and to put life and perspicuity into our discourse.”
“To say nothing of what you lose, lose, lose, are losing, man. You fool, you stupid fool ... You've even been insulated from the responsibility of genuine suffering ... Even the suffering you do endure is largely unnecessary. Actually spurious. It lacks the very basis you require of it for its tragic nature. You deceive yourself.”

Source : Malcolm Lowry (2012). “Under the Volcano: A Novel”, p.317, Open Road Media
“[R]eal charity doesn't mean giving away someone else's money.”

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