It seems disingenuous to ask a writer why she, or he, is writing about a violent subject when the world and history are filled with violence.

The worst thing about some men is that when they are not drunk they are sober.

William Butler Yeats

The paranoiac is the exact image of the ruler. The only difference is their position in the world. One might even think the paranoiac the more impressive of the two because he is sufficient unto himself and cannot be shaken by failure.

Elias Canetti

Whether you come back by page or by the big screen, Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home.

J. K. Rowling

Experience fails to teach where there is no desire to learn.

George Bernard Shaw

We need not fear life, because God is the Ruler of all and we need not fear death, because He shares immortality with us.

Ann Landers

History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there.

George Santayana

I think the fact that I made enough noise in the world that I might be remembered is an amazing achievement. You can't ask for more than that.

Nas

The most dangerous food is wedding cake.

James Thurber

The secular elites are so terrified of telling the truth about radical Islam. When you talk about the radical Islamists, we have got to get straight and get serious and talk about it in the right way.

Newt Gingrich

I feel like in America, we don't have a kid problem. You think about all these issues that these kids are dealing with, we have an adult problem. We have adults that do not place the priority on our kids to get a valuable education.

Alonzo Mourning

Childbirth is more admirable than conquest, more amazing than self-defense, and as courageous as either one.

Gloria Steinem

We should learn to accept that change is truly the only thing that's going on always, and learn to ride with it and enjoy it.

Alice Walker