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In journalism just one fact that is false prejudices the entire work. In contrast, in fiction one single fact that is true gives legitimacy to the entire work. That's the only difference, and it lies in the commitment of the writer. A novelist can do anything he wants so long as he makes people believe in it. ↗

— Gabriel Garcia Marquez

#believe #commitment #contrast #difference #entire

Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo. ↗

— Don Marquis

#canyon #down #dropping #echo #grand

Every cloud has its silver lining but it is sometimes a little difficult to get it to the mint. ↗

— Don Marquis

#cloud #difficult #every #get #lining

Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo. ↗

— Don Marquis

#canyon #down #dropping #echo #grand

Bores bore each other too; but it never seems to teach them anything. ↗

— Don Marquis

#bore #bores #each #never #other

So I've never found there was any particular separation between the two cultures at all, musically speaking. ↗

— Neville Marriner

#between #cultures #found #i #musically

Mozart has written opera, symphony, sacred and chamber music - not to mention his piano and violin concerti. ↗

— Neville Marriner

#his #mention #mozart #music #opera

I think a responsibility comes with notoriety, but I never think of it as power. It's more like something you hold, like grains of sand. If you keep your hand closed, you can have it and possess it, but if you open your fingers in any way, you can lose it just as quickly. ↗

— Diana Ross

#closed #comes #fingers #grains #hand

I suspect that we might actually start selling some records with these artists in about 10 years. Some the people who invested, they're a little tight-because it's a lot of money to start up a company. ↗

— Branford Marsalis

#actually #artists #company #i #invested

I think that if you keep banging at the door all you need is a little foothold, a little tiny foothold, and then the rest will take care of itself. ↗

— Branford Marsalis

#care #door #foothold #i #i think