I was in Paris at an English-language bookstore. I picked up a volume of Dickinson's poetry. I came back to my hotel, read 2,000 of her poems and immediately began composing in my head. I wrote down the melodies even before I got to a piano.
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Nationality: American Type: Businessman Born: December 20, 1934 |
“I am going to have to stick to the script. If I muck around with the words it will defeat the object.”
“The best book, like the best speech, will do it all - make us laugh, think, cry and cheer - preferably in that order.”