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“I think I turned to writing really just to wake up in the morning and be a musician and to have something to do, and feel like a musician every day even if I wasn't working.”

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Lesley Gore

Lesley Gore, an American singer, was born on May 2, 1946, and passed away on February 16, 2015. She became famous in the 1960s with her youthful and rebellious image, with hits like 'It's My Party' and 'You Don't Own Me'. Gore's music and image had a profound impact on female artists that followed. more

“The Caribbean is such an apocalyptic place, whether it's the decimation of the indigenous populations by the Europeans, whether it's the importation of slaves and their subsequent being worked to death by the millions in many ways, whether it's the immigrant processes which began for many people, new worlds ending their old ones.”

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Author:Junot Diaz

“I wake up early in the morning and walk for an hour. If I have something to write, I prefer to write in the morning until midday, and in the afternoon, I eat.”

Ifs Writing Literature Hours Walks Morning Wake Up Afternoon Up Early

Author:Naguib Mahfouz

“I've seen Keith fall asleep at business meetings about millions of dollars for him-because of heroin, just nod out and then wake up and answer a question.”

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Author:Charlie Watts

“Yeah, I made it. It sneaks up on you. You're some schmuck and you wake up one day and you go, Good God, I'm the cheese.”

Made One Day Wake Up Yeah Made It Cheese Sneak Good God Schmucks

Author:William H. Macy

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