"My only regret is that I signed away the world rights and in America they've been far and away my most successful books, but I never saw a cent from any of it."

-- Jonathan Coe

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“When the fountains of government [borrowing] abundance began to dry up, when through lack of funds and the impossibility of negotiating fresh loans the state was forced to check the extension of bureaucracy and to put a stop to public works, then and then only did the Italians realize what it meant to have allowed themselves to be made one of the most heavily taxed nations in the world.”

Source : John Thomas Flynn (1944). “As We Go Marching”, p.16, Ludwig von Mises Institute
“I feel weird when I go to the movies and everybody's faces are perfect.”

Source : "The Playlist Profile: Melanie Lynskey Talks Hollywood, ‘Hello I Must Be Going,’ ‘Heavenly Creatures’ & More" by Maris James, www.indiewire.com. September 04, 2012.
“The Cross is the ultimate evidence that there is no length the love of God will refuse to go in effecting reconciliation.”
“I can do anything I want to do really, I might as well.”
“As a consumer, if I heard someone who said, "I've written this song," and then I found out it wasn't by them, it's a bit disappointing. A lot of the guys that do that are really talented and they've made some incredible music, but they get addicted to having success and feel too much pressure, so they get other people to make sure that their next song makes money.”

Source : "Brothers Gonna Work It Out: Disclosure Break Down Every Song on Their New LP". Interview with Matthew Schnipper, pitchfork.com. September 1, 2015.
“I don't think that capitalism should be unbridled, if by "unbridled" you mean unregulated.”
“No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.”
“I know that I'm better as an actor when I'm working with a good actor. I think anytime you're working with a better actor, it makes you a better actor.”

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