““I first met Brother Booker at the House of Peace, while delivering donated Christmas trees and lights during the holidays. I had no grasp of the depth of the man's character, or the quality of the individuals he surrounded himself with. But I remember walking away amazed by the man, and marveling at the chaos that swirled around him...having researched his life and talked with many of his nearest and dearest, I am even more amazed today.””
![“Nearly everyone has had a box of secret pain, shared with no one. Will [Hamilton] had concealed his well, laughed loud, exploited perverse virtues, and never let his jealousy go wandering [...] He was always on the edge, trying to hold on to the rim of the family with what gifts he had - care, and…” quote by john steinbeck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e5d/john-steinbeck-71_family_nearly-everyone-has-had-a-box-of-secret_1033282.jpg)
![“I had met Michael Stipe, and he was such a kind person, and extremely understanding, so I asked him if he knew a photographer who would come to Detroit, where I lived, who would be child friendly and who would respect my home. Michael suggested Steven [ Sebring]. One day a knock came at my door…” quote by Patti Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/713/patti-smith-394_brother_i-had-met-michael-stipe-and-he-was-such_548822.jpg)
![“What I admired most about him [Bobby Fischer] was his ability to make what was in fact so difficult look easy to us. I try to emulate him.” quote by Magnus Carlsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1c9/magnus-carlsen-11607_ability_what-i-admired-most-about-him-bobby-fisc_1446991.jpg)
![“Like almost all of Beefheart's recorded work, [Trout Mask Replica] was not even "ahead" of its time in 1969. Then and now, it stands outside time, trends, fads, hypes, the rise and fall of whole genres eclectic as walking Christmas trees, constituting a genre unto itself: truly, a musical Monolith…” quote by Lester Bangs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/aad/lester-bangs-9750_beatles_like-almost-all-of-beefheart-s-recorded_60270.jpg)
