"I write for the people I grew up with. I took extreme pains for my book to not be a native informant. Not: 'This is Dominican food. This is a Spanish word.' I trust my readers, even non-Spanish ones."

-- Junot Diaz

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“The mind has great advantages over the body; however the body often furnishes little treats ... which offer the mind relief from sad thoughts.”
“...and whenever I had menstral cramps, I could just pretend that Voldemort was close.”
“Write a book you'd like to read. If you wouldn't read it, why would anybody else? Don't write for a perceived audience or market. It may well have vanished by the time your book's ready.”

Source : FaceBook post by Hilary Mantel from Mar 08, 2014
“Those walls and bars are there for a reason,â€ said Crake. â€œNot to keep us out, but to keep them in. Mankind needs barriers in both cases.â€ â€œThem?â€ â€œNature and God.â€ â€œI thought you didnâ€™t believe in God,â€ said Jimmy. â€œI donâ€™t believe in Nature either,â€ said Crake. â€œOr not with a capital N.”
“You can't connect with something you're not passionate about.”

Source : "Gemma Arterton: Damsel No More". Interview, www.interviewmagazine.com. October 8, 2010.
“Love is when the soul starts to sing and the flowers of your life bloom on their own.”
“Who can estimate the wealth of worth caged in a little child?”
“Pray as if it's up to God, work as if it's up to you.”

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