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"It's the irrational things that interest me."
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"I specialize in murders of quiet, domestic interest."

"I just started watching KingDom Hospital series by Stephen King - Pretty Interesting Film. I just continue watching the series 11.22.63 incrediable film. It's wonderful that you can go in the past, who doesn't want to do this?"

"The egoist is fooled by no ideals: he discards them or uses them, as may suit his own interest."

"The interest which lay behind Federalism was that of well-to-do citizens in a stable political and social order, and this interest aroused them to favor and to seek some form of political organization which was capable of protecting their property and promoting its interest."

"My paintings do not have a center, but depend on the same amount of interest throughout."
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"There are rhythmic ideas which sometimes only work up to a point. In writing there are moments when it just comes off the page, it's not just a collection of notes."

"I don't have ideas so much as there are things which constantly evolve... there are various threads or layers, if you like, which change."

"My attitude to writing is like when you do wallpapering, you remember where all the little bits are that don't meet. And then your friends say: It's terrific!"

"Minimalism now is a reaction to what came before. It's absolutely of its time. Music moved into the set theory thing, and moved out of it."

"The theatre only knows what it's doing next week, not like the opera, where they say: What are we going to do in five years' time? A completely different attitude."

"One thing I've tried to do in writing music is take on very basic things, very archetypal things."

"The thing about influence is that any composer worth anything will give you the same names."
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