"My father was right: you could make anybody amazing just by insisting they were."

--

Elizabeth McCracken

“I'm our team's youngest member, but me and Jongup hyung both do maknae things together.”
“I only know what it's like to be an author with social media. I can't compare. I do think we lose the mystery of the author. Today, I get tons of e-mails and Facebook messages from readers, and my goal with Twitter and Facebook is, if someone reaches out to me, I'm going to respond to them. I don't want to be an elitist author who is untouchable. I'm just a regular person, too. I will always respond to everybody.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Especially now when views are becoming more polarized, we must work to understand each other across political, religious and national boundaries.”
“Remind yourself. Nobody built like you, you design yourself.”

Source : Song: A Dream
“Surf is that music which is entirely about evoking something. There's never any vocals, so it's not about the lyrics, it's about the reverb.”
“People don't cheat by chance, they cheat by choice.”

Source : FaceBook post by Tony A. Gaskins Jr from Jan 05, 2014
“The first film I can remember seeing on TV was 'The Brides of Dracula.' I was instantly hooked.”
“I hate how box office failures are blamed on an actress, yet I donâ€™t see a box office failure blamed on men. I think a lot of the time in films, men get roles where they create their own destiny and women are just tools, supporters for that. I guess itâ€™s because we live in a patriarchal society, where feminism is a dirty word.”

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