#rite

In a repressive society, a writer can be deeply influential, but in a society that's filled with glut and repetition and endless consumption, the act of terror may be the only meaningful act. ↗

— Don DeLillo

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There's a moral force in a sentence when it comes out right. It speaks the writer's will to live. ↗

— Don DeLillo

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American writers ought to stand and live in the margins, and be more dangerous. ↗

— Don DeLillo

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I saw a photograph of a wedding conducted by Reverend Moon of the Unification Church. I wanted to understand this event, and the only way to understand it was to write about it. ↗

— Don DeLillo

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I think more than writers, the major influences on me have been European movies, jazz, and Abstract Expressionism. ↗

— Don DeLillo

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Writers in repressive societies are considered dangerous. That's why so many of them are in jail. ↗

— Don DeLillo

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Early Bluegrass is my favorite kind of music, not to many people know that. ↗

— John Fahey

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Freddie and Brian tend to write the majority of the material. ↗

— John Deacon

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I always figured it was best if I write my songs, take them to my publisher and just lay back. There used to be so many things going on - getting to the artist, getting to the publishers - you know, politics. I just didn't want to get mixed up in all of that. ↗

— Otis Blackwell

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I got behind that pencil and nothing happened for many years, but since they put me in the Songwriters Hall of Fame, I've turned around. I took a good look at myself and said, I think it's time to get back at work. ↗

— Otis Blackwell

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