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I've never approached classical music in a formal way, ever. I couldn't read very well. I'd have to play every piece and… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
That [photographs] disturb readers is exactly as it should be: that's why photojournalism is often more powerful than written journalism. — Nora Ephron Copy Share Image
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When you're teaching creative nonfiction, it helps to have written about your life in a very open way, because you can say,… — Marya Hornbacher Copy Share Image
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Lots are written about how 'she shows up at board meetings in the saree.' My God, I have never worn a saree… — Indra Nooyi Copy Share Image
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I always wanted to know, and I always used to daydream, about what it would be like to stand on a really… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
My inspiration for writing is all the wonderful books that I read as a child and that I still read. I think… — Patricia MacLachlan Copy Share Image
I would be a liar if I said I don't care [about my appearance]; yes, I care. I found it very difficult,… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
Now, I'm a failed political consultant. But sometimes fiction has a way of capturing people's imagination in a way that non-fiction doesn't.… — Joel C. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Henceforth no Jew, no matter under what name, will be allowed to remain here without my written permission. I know of no… — Maria Theresa Copy Share Image
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Really Love itself is the extract of the whole Knowledge, it is written that in last synthesis the Wisdom can be reduced… — Samael Aun Weor Copy Share Image
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My dad's songs were really written to make certain people feel as though they had some kind of value. Because they were… — Arlo Guthrie Copy Share Image
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I've never written about my husband, Steve, or any of my children because I know them all too well. I see them… — Sue Grafton Copy Share Image
All of the good, weird stories I’ve written are based on things I’ve dredged out of my subconscious. That’s the real stuff.… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
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