Jill Shalvis (1963) American writer
Source: At Last
Source: Hard Eight
Jill Shalvis (1963) American writer
Source: At Last
“Don’t count, feel! The only count I know, is Count Basie!”
Dawn Hampton (1928–2016) American musician and songwriter
when asked about her preference for six-count or eight-count in Lindy Hop http://www.it-must-schwing.de/wir-ueber-uns
Simisola Kosoko (1988) Nigerian singer and songwriter
Source: https://notjustok.com/article/interviews/simi-in-conversation-with-notjustok-for-womens-history-month/ Simi talking about Women in the music industry
Aimee Mann (1960) American indie rock singer-songwriter (born 1960)
"Charmer"
Song lyrics, Charmer (2012)
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928–1979) Fourth President and ninth Prime Minister of Pakistan
Oriana Fallaci. Interview with Ali Bhutto in Karachi, April 1972
Mariko Tamaki (1975) Canadian writer and artist
On reading books that might be deemed inappropriate in “We Read To Challenge Ourselves: An Interview With Mariko Tamaki” https://comicsalliance.com/mariko-tamaki-pride-week-interview/ in Comics Alliance (2016 Jun 24)
“Everyone writes code as they’re used to, and that’s ugly.”
Bjarne Stroustrup (1950) Danish computer scientist, creator of C++
Conference Madrid 2019
Dawud Wharnsby (1972) Canadian musician
"Dear God"
A Picnic of Poems in Allah's Green Garden (2011)
Context: Dear God I've heard your name from teachers, family and friends, you made the universe and so will live on when it ends. Everyone I know admits they’ve never seen your face, they’re not sure where you live and have no map to the place.
Patrick Rothfuss book The Name of the Wind
Source: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 44, “The Burning Glass” (p. 328)