Hank Beukema said:
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This is an interesting theory for a book. Not a strict biography, but the study of the development of the music itself within the context of the life and the times of John Coltrane. I am enjoying it immensely.
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“Avoid the flourish. Do not be afraid to be weak. Do not be ashamed to be tired. You look good when you’re tired. You look like you could go on forever. Now come into my arms. You are the image of my beauty .”
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“I've always been taught that religion is supposed to be a comfort to people, not a threat. I think these people have perverted something that's supposed to be holy and turned it into a weapon.”
― A Serpent's Tooth
― A Serpent's Tooth
“I'm an occasional drinker, the kind of guy who goes out for a beer and wakes up in Singapore with a full beard.”
― Philip Marlowe's Guide to Life
― Philip Marlowe's Guide to Life
“It doesn't matter what you do...so long as you change something from the way it was before you touched it into something that's like you after you take your hands away.”
― Fahrenheit 451
― Fahrenheit 451
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