"As a writer, you get to play, you get alter time, you get to come up with the smart lines and the clever comebacks you wish you'd thought of."

-- Iain Banks

#Clever Quotes #Smart Quotes #Play Quotes

“I want to go to Morocco really bad.”
“The NSA buys data from private companies, so the private companies are the source of all this stuff.”
“Acting is a lifelong love affair, and I am passionate and respect my craft to the utmost degree, which gives me the strength to move on from adversity in my work.”
“Her lips are roses over-washed with dew, Or like the purple of Narcissus' flower; No frost their fair, no wind doth waste their power, But by her breath her beauties to renew.”
“I've got to take chances and get out there. What are you going to do, sit home and knit? I don't knit.”
“Whether you're going to a museum or a flea market or flipping through a book, always be on the lookout for something special.”

Source : "Women in Design: Kelly Wearstler". Interview with Mayer Rus, www.elledecor.com. October 18, 2010.
“I urge telecommunications regulators to develop a commercial strategy for delivering effective access to the continent.”

Source : "Shuttleworth Urges Telecoms Reform". tectonic.co.za. February 24, 2006.
“We shall no longer hang on to the tails of public opinion or to a non- existent authority on matters utterly unknown and strange. We shall gradually become experts ourselves in the mastery of the knowledge of the Future.”

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