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Quote by Joyce Johnson

“If time were like a passage of music, you could keep going back to it until you got it right.”

Work

This book is a personal narrative that delves into the author's journey as a supporting figure in the realms of music and the arts. It offers insights into the challenges and triumphs of being a part of the background, while also reflecting on the broader themes of creativity, identity, and the pursuit of passion. more

Author

Joyce Johnson

Joyce Johnson is an American author born on September 27, 1935. Known for her autobiographical novels and literary criticism, her most famous work is 'How to Be a Woman'. Her writing style is deeply influenced by French existentialism and feminist thought. more

“Caroline stamped her foot in frustration, but when it landed, it landed on something considerably less flat than the floor. "Owww!" he yelled. Oh! His foot!Sorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorry , she mouthed.I didn't mean it. "If you think I can understand that," he growled, "you're crazier than I'd originally thought.”

Ifs Thinking Mean I Can Feet Frustration Flats

Author:Julia Quinn

“As I say, I have never in all these years thought of the matter in quite this way; but then it is perhaps in the nature of coming away on a trip such as this that one is prompted towards such surprising new perspectives on topics one imagined one had long ago thought throughly.”

Way Years Long Matter Perspective Surprising Long Ago Topics New Perspective

Author:Kazuo Ishiguro

“And once you live a good story, you get a taste for a kind of meaning in life, and you can't go back to being normal; you can't go back to meaningless scenes stitched together by the forgettable thread of wasted time.”

Kind Stories Together Taste Scene Normal Meaningless Thread Good Story Wasted Time Meaning Life Forgettable

Author:Donald Miller

“We believe we will be made whole by our accomplishments, our possessions, or our social status. It's written in the fabric of our DNA that life used to be beautiful and now it isn't, and if only this and only that, it would be beautiful again.”

Ifs Believe Made Whole Would Be Beautiful Used Social Written Possession Used To Be Accomplishment Fabric Dna Social Status

Book:A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life