"I rarely ever put my head above the rampart and see where this big lumbering behemoth called 'global literature' is going."

-- David Mitchell

#Literature Quotes #Bigs Quotes #Behemoth Quotes

“Children are human beings to whom respect is due, superior to us by reason of their innocence and of the greater possibilities of their future.”
“Our life is a gift from God. What we do with that life is our gift to God.”
“To be still standing 20 years in this business is a great feeling, I can't even tell you.”
“Books in your head help no one.”
“Therapy? I don't need that. The roles that I choose are my therapy.”
“Life is good. Or at least, it's always interesting.”
“Christians are a polyphonic people.”
“Happiness, not in another place but this place...not for another hour, but this hour.”

Source : Walt Whitman, Sculley Bradley, Harold W. Blodgett (2008). “Leaves of Grass: A Textual Variorum of the Printed Poems, 1855-1856”, p.97, NYU Press

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