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Quote by Tom Waits

“God's away, God's away, God's away on business. Business!”

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Tom Waits, born on December 7, 1949, is an influential American singer-songwriter and actor. Known for his unique musical style that blends blues, jazz, folk, and country elements, he is often referred to as 'the oddball of American music.' Waits is renowned for his distinctive voice and expressive lyrics, and his work has earned high praise in both the music and literary worlds. more

“Secrets have power. And that power diminishes when they are shared, so they are best kept and kept well. Sharing secrets, real secrets, important ones, with even one other person, will change them. Writing them down is worse, because who can tell how many eyes might see them inscribed on paper, no matter how careful you might be with it. So it's really best to keep your secrets when you have them, for their own good, as well as yours.”

Writing Wells Persons Important Real Matter Might Eye Secret Paper Careful Diminish Sharing Secrets

Author:Erin Morgenstern

“Good novels are not written by orthodoxy-sniffers, nor by people who are conscience-stricken about their own orthodoxy. Good novels are written by people who are not frightened.”

People Writing Political Novel Written Conscience Frightened Orthodoxy

Book:The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell: An age like this, 1920-1940

Source: The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell: An age like this, 1920-1940

“I end not far from my going forth By picking the faded blue Of the last remaining aster flower To carry again to you.”

Ends Lasts Flower Blue Faded Asters

Book:The Road Not Taken and Other Poems: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Source: The Road Not Taken and Other Poems: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

“Freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to choose - and commit myself to - what is best for me.”