To outsiders it probably seems like splitting hairs, but to me, Bright Eyes is a simply the collaboration between myself and Mike Mogis and Nate Walcott. What you hear is definitely the sum of all our ideas and represents all three of us. But I still write the songs myself. Conor Oberst Read Quote
When I go to farms or little towns, I am always surprised at the discontent I find. And New York, too often, has looked across the sea toward Europe. And all of us who turn our eyes away from what we have are missing life. Norman Rockwell Read Quote
Los Angeles County is one of the most park-poor urban areas in the nation, and the San Gabriel Valley – stretching from Pasadena to Pomona – is especially starved for open space. Frances Beinecke Read Quote
When people speak to me of the torment of writing, I can think only of what it was like before I wrote: once writing meant writing and not thinking about writing, I knew nothing of any torment. Howard Jacobson Read Quote
The right I claim is that of every human being to speak what he believes to be the truth to whomever he may meet on his way. George A. Moore Read Quote
House music originated in America, and it has always been around, but I guess it just got a tighter hold on Europe and other parts of the world. Avicii Read Quote
I realised, however, that you can’t sing when you’re playing the violin – or at least I can’t – and as that aspect of performing is important to me I shifted to the piano. Freya Ridings Read Quote
Profound subject matter can be encompassed in small space – for proof, look at any sonnet by Shakespeare! Cynthia Ozick Read Quote