Sosaku Brooklyn Quotes & Sayings

Jacob thought about going home. He still had some American change, which he kept in an empty matchbox in his sock drawer, and one night, after he had finished his pancakes and jam, he took the coins out, spread them on the kitchen table, and admired the burnt sienna patina of one of the pennies, which in the candlelight was iridescent with violet and green where people's touch had salted it. The portrait of Lincoln was ugly and noble, and Jacob took off his glasses to look more closely. On the other side, an erratic line of shrubbery was engraved beside the Lincoln monument's steps. The idealism seemed to be in Lincoln rather than in the coin's design, which was homely. It was so homely, in fact, that there was a kind of democratic grandeur to it. It was the most beautiful currency in the world. Jacob was on the verge of tears. — Caleb Crain

I am composing like a god, as if it simply had to be done as it has been done. — Franz Schubert

I am adding another language to the spoken language, and I am trying to restore to the language of speech its old magic, its essential spellbinding power, for its mysterious possibilities have been forgotten. — Antonin Artaud

Sometimes an answer doesn't come in one go. Sometimes it has so many layers to it that it takes time for the person to tell you what they really mean. — Carolyn Jess-Cooke

Live as though life was created for you. — Ronda Buckley

Stupidity can often be confused for amazing. — Joshua P. Simon

Myth: Vampires can read minds.
Truth: Geez, I hope not. But it would explain some things about my mom. — Kimberly Pauley

Fall in love with someone who truly deserves your heart. Not with someone who plays with it. — Sarah Dessen

Everyone calls barbarity what he is not accustomed to. — Michel De Montaigne