Something was still there, that something that distinguishes an artist from a performer: the revealing of self. Here I be. Not for long, but here I be. In sensing her mortality, we sensed our own. – Studs Terkel
It seems to me monstrous that anyone should believe that the jazz rhythm expresses America. Jazz rhythm expresses the primitive savage. – Isadora Duncan
Its all about whos where on the food chain. When Im the story editor, I expect my writers to follow my vision. When Im working for another editor, Im obliged to follow their vision. – Len Wein
Theres a food revolution going on throughout the country. And it doesnt matter if youre down south, up north in Maine, if youre out west in Portland or Seattle. – Tom Colicchio
No poet or novelist wishes he were the only one who ever lived, but most of them wish they were the only one alive, and quite a number fondly believe their wish has been granted. – W. H. Auden