quotes about Slopes

“The Nobel Prize comes from outside, it's a social recognition [reconnaissance] in a way. And I think a true artist is driven by interior necessities.”

“I'm not a natural comedian, as an artist. I studied comedy growing up. I would watch Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence, all day.”

Source : "Brandon T. Jackson Interview BIG MOMMA'S: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON". Interview, collider.com. February 17, 2011.

“Cities and Thrones and Powers Stand in Time's eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die”

“Why won't they let a year die without bringing in a new one on the instant, can't they use birth control on time? I want an interregnum. The stupid years patter on with unrelenting feet, never stopping - rising to little monotonous peaks in our imaginations at festivals like New Year's and Easter and Christmas - But, goodness, why need they do it?”

“It is now life and not art that requires the willing suspension of disbelief.”

Source : "A Gathering of Fugitives: New Essays (The Novel Alive or Dead)". Book by Lionel Trilling, 1956.

“If you can't return a favor, pass it on.”

“I'm from where your hustle determines your salary.”

“Without my big brother, I probably literally wouldn't be here.”

“We need a space program because we need explorers. Its in our souls.”

“Literature is a toil and a snare, a curse that bites deep.”