Don McLean In a sense, ‘American Pie’ was a very despairing song but it can also be seen as very hopeful. – Don McLean American Quotes Despairing Quotes Hopeful Quotes Pie Quotes Sense Quotes Song Quotes American Pie speaks to the loss that we feel. That’s why that song has found the niche that it has. People ask me if I left the lyrics open to ambiguity. Of course I did. I wanted to make a whole series of complex statements. The lyrics had to do with the state of society at the time.
Katharine Graham There seems to me nothing very bad about a nation’s capital having good intentions – and when the intentions are magnificent, so much the better. – Katharine Graham
Fran Lebowitz Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky. – Fran Lebowitz
Andrew Solomon Sleep is my great indulgence, and I get eight hours every night. Being chronically overtired raises stress levels in a bad way and is responsible for a lot of depressive breaks. – Andrew Solomon
Colm Toibin Solitude is good in the evening. Dublin is a quiet city when you get to a certain age, when your friends settle down and have kids. Nothing much happens here. – Colm Toibin
Fidel Castro There is not Communism or Marxism, but representative democracy and social justice in a well-planned economy. – Fidel Castro
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