William H. Gass Quotes
It’s not the word made flesh we want in writing, in poetry and fiction, but the flesh made word
William H. Gass
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North Korea, under its thirtysomething Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-un, is no country for old men. The latest casualty in Kim's ongoing purge of the senior military command was the defense minister, Hyon Yong-chol, who reportedly committed the classic old man's offense of falling asleep in a meeting.
Barbara Demick
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My memory of my home was that it was very happy, and that there was more fun and life there than there was anywhere else.
Maeve Binchy
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If you interact with anyone, ultimately, all people are the same. However they're dressed, when you're in the house with a person, they're going to be a regular human being.
Eddie Murphy
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In America, music is more tightly categorized.
Ednita Nazario
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In my second year in graduate school, I took a computer course and that was like lightening striking.
Ted Nelson
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The best advice that was given to me was that I had to be 10 times smarter, braver and more polite to be equal. So I did.
Samuel L. Jackson
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At last, in the dead of the night, when the street was very still indeed, Little Dorrit laid the heavy head upon her bosom, and soothed her to sleep. And thus she sat at the gate, as it were alone; looking up at the stars, and seeing the clouds pass over them in their wild flight-which was the dance at Little Dorrit's party.
Charles Dickens
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As long as I get those running shoes on, then there's no turning back, and I have to go for that run. As long as you've got those workout clothes, you've got them on, you've got to go.
Kim Raver
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The sovereign cure for worry is prayer.
William James
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I think the stakes are always high when you're an artist of color - to get things right, to get things perfect and make everybody happy.
Lena Waithe
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When talking about writing, I often use the analogy of archaeology. There are these great tunes all around. Your skill as a musician allows you to pick them out without breaking them.
Pat Metheny
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It’s not the word made flesh we want in writing, in poetry and fiction, but the flesh made word
William H. Gass
