"Poetry, even when apparently most fantastic, is always a revolt against artifice, a revolt, in a sense, against actuality."

-- James Joyce

#Writing Quotes #Fantastic Quotes #Revolt Quotes

“We just do what we always do. We play shows and go home and rest and then play more shows.”
“I can't remember any text of mine where I said that one should fight Hitler without violence; I'm not an idiot.”
“I could have made a fortune in cheeseburgers, but I finally chose politics.”

Source : "Obama, Hollande Agree on Debt Crisis Approach" by Alexis Simendinger, www.realclearpolitics.com. May 18, 2012.
“Being tired isn't the same as being rich, but most times it's close enough.”
“I know who I am as an artist. I've always known who I am as an artist.”

Source : "Lee DeWyze on new album, new 'Idol'". Interview with Denise Quan, www.cnn.com. December 7, 2010.
“It's hard to explain how much one can love writing. If people knew how happy it can make you, we would all be writing all the time. It's the greatest secret of the world.”
“For sure, sometimes I don't know what I am doing.”
“Every now and then, you find a book that feels like it was keyed to your DNA.”

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