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“Because of a friend, life is a little stronger, fuller, more gracious thing for the friend's existence, whether he be near or far. If the friend is close at hand, that is best; but if he is far away he still is there to think of, to wonder about, to hear from, to write to, to share life and experience with, to serve, to honor, to admire, to love.”
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“I had casually rented an apartment that cost $75 a month because I expected my writing to pay my way.”
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“I can write better than anybody who can write faster, and I can write faster than anybody who can write better.”
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“The primary requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite. Without this, it is impossible to accumulate, within the allotted span, enough experience of eating to have anything worth setting down.”
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“The Obama administration has issued numerous orders essentially suspending deportations, prompting a major spike in illegal crossings.”
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“When I make a photograph I want it to be an altogether new object, complete and self-contained, whose basic condition is order (unlike the world of events and actions whose permanent condition is change and disorder).”
Source : Aaron Siskind, Henry Holmes Smith, Thomas B. Hess (1965). “Aaron Siskind, photographer”
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“What's my favourite food? One you order out.”
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“A man's respect for law and order exists in precise relationship to the size of his paycheck.”
Source : Keep the Faith, Baby! "Black Power: A Form of Godly Power" (1967)
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“In my work, I explore my own Catholic obsessions.”
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“You must have complete determination. The worst opponent you can come across is one whose aim has become an obsession.”
