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Quotes by Jamaican Authors
"I travel the garden of music, thru inspiration. It's a large, very large garden, seen?"
"Never go to another woman about your woman. Not unless you want an insidious form of advice."
"As long as you write, you'll never be lonely."
"I write for ghosts, the ghosts I can't see but I know stick around. Some I know are good. Others I know are bad. The first bring me nostalgic comfort while the latter instill unease."
"My first encounter with a Kelly was not on a musical scale. It was from primary school. Dave and I went to primary school together and we were like boy scouts."
"I'm not an American, Do they count the votes in America? I haven't voted in Jamaica either."
"Men who are in earnest are not afraid of consequences."
"Who knows you more...your friend or your enemy? It's your enemy that pursues with passion while your friend engages at leisure."
"Don't focus on her hiss. Remember her purr."
"God is like the sun. When the sun shines, it shines for everyone. God is for everyone."
"There was once a spirited feral mustang broken in by her stern rider. It was a harmonious relationship for the most part but, like any relationship, she tested the boundaries he placed on her and threw him...Would the rider, having suffered his own wound, retaliate, discipline or forgive?"
"I don't make excuses, so don't make excuses for me. When I'm being an ass, it's because I have one."
"People will sometimes find themselves attracted to others, that's just who they are. It's what they do with that attraction that defines them."
"Tough break-up? Trash stinks, which is why you toss it."
"I don't stand for the black man's side, I don' t stand for the white man's side. I stand for God's side."
"Now when I enter a carriage, it almost empties. But there's always one brave enough to stay."
"She didn't care about anything, or maybe she cared too much."
"I am a conservative type of person, so sometimes when I'm chilling with myself, people always come ask me, 'What's wrong with you? What are you wondering about?'"
"The black widow, who had dispatched a lover or two, was sought out for her wisdom. The young spider asked her, "Did you keep his harmful secret under the threat of danger, or did you spin a web so confusing that he didn't know if you were friend or foe? Did you release him from the web and your presence or will you give another the venom in which to finish him?" The black widow was quiet and then said, "All of the above."
"Some people live their lives being perpetual victims and finger pointers. To anyone who points a finger at someone else and lays all the blame at their feet instead of taking responsibility for their own behavior, I would say, "I see that finger and you know where you can put it?"
"Her scar tissue, which she seems to amass both physically and mentally, may not be pretty, but they have become tougher than if she had never been wounded at all."
"I don't write about the same thing every time, everyday, different things are happening out there and if you take the time to look around, you can see that, then you can put it all together and tell the story."
"Religion has become so many different things. Religion is an economic thing for some people. Religion is a gun."
"Weird people don't care if they're weird. They are the most entertaining to converse with because nothing is off-limits."
"Fighting is easier than loving, just as giving in to anger is easier than self-control."
"Every time I plant a seed, He say kill it before it grow, he say kill it before they grow."
"You may call me a Klansman if you will, but, potentially, every white man is a Klansman, as far as the Negro in competition with whites socially, economically and politically is concerned, and there is no use lying."
"Well, I'm still looking for Maurice Ashley. My essential qualities. I think that more than anything, I try to do the right thing, I think about doing the right thing."
"I like doing nothing, actually. Doing nothing is better thing when I am not working."
"I see myself more as an ambassador of the game. And I hope to bring chess to a higher level in the United States. Making bigger tournaments, more interesting events. Making it a respectable profession for young people to be able to pursue in the future."
"I was born in St. Andrew's and raised in Kingston then I attended the Alpha Boy's school."
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