I don't really distinguish between sympathy and honesty when I'm writing. The two go together - I'm interested in inhabiting my characters, seeing the world through their eyes.

If there is anything disagreeable going on men are always sure to get out of it

Jane Austen

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Sir Wilfred T. Grenfell, Kerr, J

Unfortunately, I am involved in a freedom ride protesting the loss of the minority rights belonging to the few remaining earthbound stars. All we demanded was our right to twinkle.

Marilyn Monroe

If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us would never start out at all.

Dan Rather

I think the more we embrace the culture of life and respect life, the better that we do.

Bob McDonnell

If I could not be persuaded into doing what I thought wrong, I will never be tricked into it.

Jane Austen

You can't stop technology or science, and it is snowballing quicker than ever. Something's got to come to a head. How? Who knows? But it will.

Billy Burke

Live your life as though your every act were to become a universal law.

Immanuel Kant

I could never say that one religion is wrong. I could never say that this person's God is wrong, I could never say that someone is wrong because they don't believe in God.

Amber Tamblyn

I have a need to make these sorts of connections literal sometimes, and a vehicle often helps to do that. I have a relationship to car culture. It isn't really about loving cars. It's sort of about needing them.

Matthew Barney

So much of 'Jaws' was amazing because the mind filled in what was missing.

Bill Sienkiewicz

Prince used to call me up 3am in the morning and invite me to hear some of his new songs.

Sheena Easton